Social and Emotional Learning
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Consultants and advisors are available for you.The Missouri Healthy Schools team includes experienced professionals who are available to answer your questions, provide training, and support your decision-making. Your consultants for Employee Well-being are:
Contact Project Manager Anna Trainer, MPH with general inquiries. |
Downloads, webinars and videos
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The State of Children's Health in the United States >> Main topics: America’s children are facing multiple challenges to their mental and physical health. Increasing rates of depression, obesity, gun violence, sexual and emotional abuse are among the many factors harming children. Black, Hispanic, Native, American Indian, and LGBTQ+ children also experience disparities in many areas, including access to treatment. This infographic explores these threats to child health as well as expert recommendations for improving child health and well-being. >> View full infographic Provided 5.3.23 ---- Engaging Students in Building Emotional Self-Awareness webinar by NACDD
>> Main topics: Resources that are available: >> Recording >> Slides To learn more about NACDD’s work to support states, school districts and schools in their efforts to enhance student and staff well-being, visit https://chronicdisease.org/page/schoolhealth/. Provided 4.13.23 ---- 
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Mental Health Awareness Month: Start Planning for May >> Main topics: Take the Positivity Pledge - 31 days to put some positivity in the world. This can be a classroom activity, club activity, or engage all students in a school-wide event! Provided 3.21.23 ---- BRAND NEW RESOURCE
School Nurse burnout, Mental Health, and well-being >> Main topics: The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact and changed the work of school nurses. The Journal of School Nursing (JOSN) article, Burnout and Mental Health and Well-Being of School Nurses After the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Cross-Sectional Survey, aimed to examine the associations between job stressors, COVID-19-related concerns, burnout, and mental health and well-being among school nurses, and whether any of these associations are mediated by burnout.
---- The funding cliff for student mental health
>> Main topics: Public school districts that received a windfall of COVID relief funds for mental health services are confronting a new dilemma: How to sustain counseling, screenings, teletherapy and other programs when the money runs out. >> Read more here Provided 2.22.23 ---- How to help your teen cope with anxiety and social media pressures
>> Main topics: According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about one-third of teenagers (aged 13–18) have experienced some sort of anxiety problem. It is important to recognize the signs of anxiety in your teenage child to guarantee that they receive the necessary assistance if needed. >> Read more here Provided 1.17.23 ---- Social media's effects on teen mental health comes into focus
>> Main topics: Experts are increasingly warning of a connection between heavy social media use and mental health issues in children — a hot topic now driving major lawsuits against tech giants. >> Read more here Provided 1.17.23 ---- KMOX At Your Service Talk Radio Live Show hosted by Greg Damon
>> Main topics: Greg Damon is At Your Service! In the second and final hour of this show, Greg is joined by Guy Danhoff, President of MOSHAPE (Missouri Society of Health and Physical Education) and Assistant Professor of Health and Sports Sciences at Missouri Baptist University; Laura Beckmann, former director and now consultant to Missouri Healthy Schools; and Tom Loughry, Executive Director of MOSHAPE. Greg and guests discuss the importance of students’ mental and physical health, how proper nutrition affects their abilities to learn, the power of local food pantries, and how they help students with food insecurities. >> Listen to show Provided 1.4.23 ---- #MHSCast "Mental Health: Trauma Informed Approaches" #SEL #WSCC Sarah Parrish & Andrew Mertens
>> Main topics: Join Us for the first episode of Missouri Healthy Schools New 2022-2023 #MHSCast Livestream Podcast as our expert panel discusses Mental Health: Trauma-Informed Approaches Using the (WSCC) Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model and (SEL) Social Emotional Learning. Leading our panel is Sarah Parrish - LMSW Public Health Educator, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, CDC Foundation. Andrew Mertens - Bayless Middle School Assistant Principal and former Health and Physical Education teacher. Amy Ruzicka - Bayless School District Superintendent. Tom Louighrey - MOSHAPE Executive Director. #MHSCast Host Guy Danhoff - Missouri Healthy Schools Outreach and Digital Media Manager, Creative Director for MHS #OnTheMoveMO School Success Stories Advocacy videos. The podcast features the State of the Union of Mental Health: Trauma-Informed Approaches, simple breakdown of the 5 tenants of the WSCC Model, overview of how Schools are incorporating (SEL) Social Emotional Learning into curriculum. Lastly, Andrew and Amy share their actual school data regarding 6th grade physical education students being tested on the 4 Physical Components of Fitness correlation to academic performance (GPA) and school attendance. They also discuss moving forward how Bayless School District will incorporate data collection with all middle schoolers while adding the SEL component. Provided 10.10.22 ---- Mental Illness Awareness Week
>> Main topics: Each year, during the first week of October, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and participants across the country raise awareness of mental illness, fight discrimination, and provide support through Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW). This year’s MIAW is centered around the theme “What I Wish I Had Known,” focusing on the power of lived experience. Learn more and find shareable facts and resources from NAMI.
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Creating, Supporting, and Sustaining Trauma-Informed Schools: A System Framework
>> Main topics: This framework developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) will help schools and sites who partner with schools have a better sense of the areas to address when working towards a more trauma-informed school. >> Read more here Provided 6.20.22 ---- 
Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools
>> Main topics: These training materials from the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments introduces all school staff to the concept of trauma sensitivity and provide examples of trauma-sensitive practices that can be adopted in the classroom and school-wide. Resources include an online module, downloadable handouts, and a facilitation guide that includes suggestions for how to conduct in-person training sessions using the module and handouts. >> Read more here Provided 6.20.22 ---- 
The School District of University City wins the Green Ribbon Schools award
>> Main topics: In recent years, The School District of University City constructed multiple Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified elementary schools, 25 solar panels, and 49,000 square feet of rain gardens for water conservation. The district has utilized the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model to monitor and promote holistic wellness across environmental health, medical and mental health, and racial equity. The district is also recognized as a leader in project-based environmental and sustainability education, with outdoor “STEAM Labs” at every school campus, complete with a garden facilitator and multidisciplinary lessons. >> Read more here >> Watch the video above or click on the link here Provided 4.26.22 ---- MHS #OnTheMoveMO - Kennet School District #39 "America's Healthiest Schools Success Story
>> Main topics: Our New Missouri Healthy Schools #OnTheMoveMO School Success Stories video features the Kennett School District #39 in the #Bootheel as all their schools have been awarded “America’s Healthiest Schools” by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation for prioritizing nutrition, physical activity & strong wellness policies. #PBIS >> Watch the video above or click on the link here Provided 4.11.22 ---- CDC Resources
>> Main topics: Check out these resources provided by the CDC
---- U.S. Department of Education Resources
>> Main topics: Check out these resources provided by the U.S. Department of Education
---- Bayless #OnTheMoveMO
>> Main topics: Check out Our NEW Missouri Healthy Schools #OnTheMoveMO School Success Stories video as Bayless School District started with the coalition of the willing to address their District-Wide Social Emotional Climate initiatives to find success with student well-being and self-care strategies. A truly remarkable school story and journey in Missouri supported by evidence-based research. Provided 2.15.22 ---- |
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