Congratulations to Alisson, East Brooklyn Community High School’s 2024 Valedictorian!
Alisson has been a phenomenal student since arriving at East Brooklyn Community High School (EBCHS) in the fall of 2023. EBCHS is a small transfer high school that combines quality academics with intensive support services to promote academic success.
“The teachers really care. They really want you to learn the material and they create a positive environment that made me want to go to school,” Alisson said. “East Brooklyn also makes mental health a priority. If you’re feeling stressed, you’re encouraged to speak to a social worker to help get you in a better place.”
Read Alisson's full story here: https://lnkd.in/eZ5xNyrd
Did you know that children of color face high rates of unaddressed mental health needs but are less likely to receive care? Studies show that Black and Hispanic children visit mental health professionals half as often as their white peers. Primary care providers may fail to recognize distress signs in children of color or offer referrals. Even when referrals are made, a shortage of child psychiatrists can hinder access to care, which is especially harmful to women, girls, and gender-expansive youth of color.
Providing mental health care in schools can significantly improve accessibility and meet students’ educational and emotional needs. To learn how schools can support positive mental health for girls of color, read these reports by the Center’s Senior Scholars:
🔹 “Building Foundations of Health and Wellbeing in School: A Study of Restorative Practices and Girls of Color” by Thalia González and Rebecca Epstein: https://lnkd.in/eCAPz-Zg
🔹“Mental Health, School-Based Health Centers, and Girls of Color: Policy and Practice Recommendations” by Kimberlyn Learyhttps://lnkd.in/e2CrxxpV#NationalWellnessMonth
California has invested $4.7 billion to transform how children, youth, and families access mental and behavioral health care through Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI).
Launched in 2021, the #CYBHI focuses on promoting equitable access to high-quality, culturally appropriate mental health services. In addition to the CYBHI, Medi-Cal introduced the Family Supports benefit to address the mental and behavioral health needs of children and their families by offering family-centered services such as caregiver support, family therapy, parenting education, and other resources to strengthen the caregiver-child relationship and support children's health through whole-family wellness.
Learn more about these initiatives in our latest brief "The Impact of California's Mental Health Service Provider Shortage: Inequitable Access to Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Services": https://ow.ly/9C4650TeWVQ
Creating the Conditions for Positive Mental Health for Children, Young People and the Professionals that work with them, the APA Way is not just through the effective support of APA Qualified Accredited Members.
APA have developed multiple layers of support that creates an ecosystem that supports Sustainable Positive Mental Health.
* APA's Framework for Positive Mental Health - Children's Social Care
* APA's National Youth Innovation Network
* APA's Elevated Service Programme (Hospitality)
* Exploitative Criminal Abuse Response
* The Rampage Collection
* Steps To Success Programme
And Launching later this Month
* APA's Collaborative Parental Support.
APA acknowledges that supporting Children and Young People is about more than these factors, we have therefore also developed support in other areas including Education and Crime Reduction.
With multiple links across the ecosystem, APA is proactively supporting an atmosphere of Awareness, Resilience, and Empowerment that puts Positive Mental Health at the core of well being space.
#theapaway supporting those that support those in need.
Children's Commissioner for EnglandSocial Work England Children in Scotland The Children's SocietyFatima Whitbread
It is always a good week for great discussion when we stop by 1310 KFKA's Good Morning NoCo!
Tune in to hear Kate Brockman, Clinical Program Director for Early Childhood Mental Health, continue the conversation on social-emotional development in the early years of life, the importance of relationships, and how parents/caregivers can help create opportunities for connection and growth through simple interactions with kids, like play.
"Whether you are a parent or you are just in your community and have relationships with families, young children -- we have such an opportunity for such a strong impact."
Listen here: bit.ly/NRBHkb2
Social prescribing has been shown to enhance individual self-efficacy and mental well-being, creating stronger, healthier communities.
Get access to the activity worksheet and explore other beneficial activities in our toolkit "Supporting the Mental Health of Autistic People Living in Rural and Remote Communities."
Read the toolkit: https://bit.ly/3qqTZ5p
Unlock new insights into supporting dyspraxic children with Not a Bad Kid: Supporting Participation & Belonging for Dyspraxic Children, led by expert Dr. Virginia Spielmann.
🗓️ Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 8:30am - 5:00pm MT
📍Livestream
🎟️ https://lnkd.in/g3Q_A9hG
This transformative workshop is designed for therapists, educators, and caregivers who want to elevate their impact by gaining a deeper understanding of dyspraxia's role in child development and mental health. Through a strengths-based approach, you'll discover powerful tools like Ayres Sensory Integration to improve school participation, foster social success, and enhance mental well-being. Leave equipped with actionable strategies to create inclusive spaces where dyspraxic children can thrive and truly belong.
Join me at the NATSAP Northeast Regional Conference for: “Queering the Family: Attachment Based Family Therapy with LGBTQIA+ Emerging Adults & Parents”
Session A1 10:00am.
We will discuss the unique needs of LGBTQIA+ youth in family therapy. The phases of coming out, coming in, grieving, learning, and repairing will be processed. We will explore the application of Attachment Based Family Therapy including updated research empirically validating this approach for the LGBTQIA+ community. Gwen will provide step by step instruction and guidance about the application of ABFT. We will also discuss how the Corrective Emotional Experience can support reductions in suicidal ideation, depression, and other mental health challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ youth.
I love what Tim Barker is doing with Kooth Digital Health (United Kingdom). They are a £20m revenue Uk business with good growth and financial characteristics. And last year won a big contract competitively to deliver their service to the state of California. But that’s not the story…… so what’s the story?
Profit with Purpose!!!!
They have a greater social purpose, they “create a welcoming special for effective personalised digital mental health care. Accessible to all” - and not only in the UK, they recently won the contract to deliver this service in the state of California.
From their 2022 annual report:
“We offer rapid and responsive access to support without thresholds, stigma, or waiting lists, in a way that resonates with those in need of help. Our model is responding to a global mental health crisis which is driving long-term demand for digital mental health and is seeing significant ongoing funding commitments. Global mental health crisis
The human and economic impact of poor mental health make for deeply concerning reading. In the US, 57% of teen girls feel persistently sad or hopeless. 22% of high school students seriously considered suicide in the past year. In the UK, latest statistics for 2021 show a record 4.3 million people were referred for mental health services, a rise of 15 percent from the previous year. In 2021, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called for urgent action to transform access to mental health care for young people, calling it the 'defining public health crisis of our time.”
Chapeau Tim! Much needed. Delighted and honoured that you are a Boardwave member.
Other CEO members, what’s your “Purpose” and it’s probably not a return to shareholders. Or to grow your business, or make more money?
Accelerated by the pandemic, todays talent want to work at businesses that have purpose and meaning. If it’s not a core value or part of your proposition it’s likely to be more challenging to hire and retain your teams. It doesn’t have to relate to your products, but should be integrated into your culture. We don’t exist in isolation to the communities we serve in 2024. That’s why we will be launching our #impactpartner programme on Feb 20th at our next big networking event. Be sure to register
https://lnkd.in/gqnG5GPK
Today is the day. Recognizing 20 years of Erika's Lighthouse.
Over the past two decades, we have gone from impacting one school, to:
- 2,500 schools,
- 700k students,
- 17,500 families,
- 50k educators,
- in 49 states and 21 countries - just in the 2023-24 school year.
- Over 2.7 million youth directly impacted since 2004.
We believe every child deserves good mental health - and we are putting that into action. Free, easy to use, evidence-informed programs for any school, anywhere. Join us. https://lnkd.in/gexVwai3
Wyoming is taking a thoughtful approach to mental health in schools. Before making further investments, lawmakers are focusing on evaluating the success of pilot programs like Project AWARE and BARR. Rep. Lloyd Larsen emphasizes the importance of data-driven decisions while addressing concerns about the availability of mental health providers.
In Sheridan County, local districts are proactively supporting students with programs like Sources of Strength and trauma-informed care. This strategic approach aims to balance effective support with the realities of resource availability.
#MentalHealth#Education#Policy
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