Rachel Winsten, K-12 Health Education, Physical Education, Driver’s Ed and the Junior ROTC with Brevard Public Schools in Florida, joins to discuss mental health education and programming in diverse districts, the importance of representation, empowerment and collaboration.
Kirsten Perry with Chicago Public Schools joins us to discuss how school counseling is evolving to better address mental health challenges in students.
Join us as we speak with Stephanie Morris, CEO of SHAPE America as we discuss how mental health can be infused into physical education. In particular, Stephanie shares information about SHAPE’s Health.Moves.Minds campaign.
Learn about The Dealing Deck, created by four teens from Highland Park, IL and the Erika’s Lighthouse Teen Empowerment Clubs.
Jeanie Alter, PhD, Executive Director of the American School Health Association joins us to discuss the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model and its interactions with School Mental Health.
Sally Stevens, School Mental Health Administrator and Author, discusses stress, anxiety and the continuum of mental health challenges in youth. The discussion focuses on the importance of education and awareness, early identification and intervention to support student mental health. Sally is the author of Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens: 10-Minute Methods to Reduce Stress and …
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Jess Lawrence, Director at Cairn Guidance, discusses the intersection between health education and school mental health. We cover how skills-based education can support student growth and success beyond a lesson, how the WSCC model can be implemented throughout the school and the future of health education.
Episode 1 of School Mental Health: Beacons of Hope features Peggy Kubert, LCSW, Senior Director of Education with Erika’s Lighthouse discussing how depression education is suicide prevention. This video podcast is an extension of the organization’s white paper with a similar topic.
