Mental Health
Check out this Ted Talk about the importance of taking care of our emotional health, How to practice emotional first aid | Guy Winch - YouTube. “We'll go to the doctor when we feel flu-ish or a nagging pain. So why don’t we see a health professional when we feel emotional pain: guilt, loss, loneliness? Too many of us deal with common psychological-health issues on our own, says Guy Winch. But we don’t have to. He makes a compelling case to practice emotional hygiene — taking care of our emotions, our minds, with the same diligence we take care of our bodies.”.
In working with children, we provide Emotional First Aide:
- Immediate support to reduce emotional intensity
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Identify and resolve the underlying concerns causing distress
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Keep the student in the activity
To assist with this work, Cornell University and the National Trauma Stress Network provide Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (nctsn.org) and Make a Emotional First Aid Kit
Other Mental Health Resources
For more information check out NAMI Web Articles, Resources & Blogs:
Why do we have the feeling that we are not enough?
- https://crosscreekchurch.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/328807
- Start here for Mental Health Resources — NAMI Rochester
- Pulling an All-Nighter: Effects on Sleep and Overall Health - The Sleep Doctor
- Teen Line | Teens Support hotline - Connect, talk, get help!