School Staff Training Avalaible

School staff training workshops on mental health will be provided on site upon request. Training can be tailored to specific group needs and generally includes:

•  Understand why it is important to talk about mental health in schools

•  Awareness of mental health ↔ mental illness continuum and early warning signs of mental health concerns

•  Review important elements related to emotional health

   –The brain keeps changing and what this means

   –Thought to be “Innocent words” can hurt, and how talking about it can help change this

•  Become familiar with the important general messages when teaching children

•  Increase comfort in teaching material

•  Present examples of educational materials from Healthy Mind Healthy Body