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How can mental health literacy help people of all ages? NAMI’s Ending the Silence presentation consists of personal testimonies from young people, providing knowledge on how to recognize early signs of a mental health condition - in themselves or a loved one - and how you can get help with your mental health. This presentation is suitable for middle school and high school students, in addition to school staff and families. Learn how you can bring an Ending the Silence Presentation to your school today: ets.nami.org
There are a great deal of effort in place for discipline without understanding underlined issues. Employers/schools are taught to teach, and people either learn or are punished. There’s no policy for a grey area. Also no training for mental illnesses in many organizations. The community could benefit greatly having literacy in schools, churches, community Town Hall meetings, businesses, etc. Thank you Nami for staying a step ahead.
I would love to be trained to speak for NAMi at schools . I work with adolescents and up and awareness to educators and students is urgent . Mental illness in children is at epidemic levels and not being addressed .
We should be educating on mental wellness not just in schools. Every household, every child, every parent, everywhere. https://www.dawnhealth.care/library
Excellent initiative - sadly very much needed. In addition, I support "Trauma-Informed Education" - bullying, harassment, bias, hatred, against many groups (neurodivergent people a newer, noteworthy call-out among many) - need to be better addressed. Here's a good overview https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/trauma-informed-schools
https://captainsaveahood.com/products The SEL comic book, curriculum, coloring book, and journal are effective additions to any school. This program is about the youth, written by the youth, and for the youth! They have found a way to bring mental and behavioral health not only into the conversation, but it is the conversation.
Love this post!!! Our work is focused on making this a standard in all schools!
Such an important conversation and education for our students, families, and educators. Supporting educators by increasing their mental health literacy about the mental health needs of students is the focus of my doctoral study and dissertation, focusing on the mental health literacy of teachers in South Carolina. I look forward to learning more about this resource!
There is such great evidence that early education and intervention regarding behavioral illness is preventative and certainly benefits everyone.
Part of my practice involves completing psychosocial evaluations with “at risk” adolescents in New Orleans LA. Approximately 95% of these kids have behavioral health issues that are not adequately addressed from a school perspective - meaning though they may have IEP’s in place to address the academic pieces, the settings are often severely lacking in what they need to succeed. While funding can certainly be an issue for certain things, other interventions such as mindfulness practices and regular physical activity are highly effective and nearly free, but not available, or restricted for the kids who need it most. The key to opening the door is a healthy dialogue around mental health. Thank you for sharing this Matt!! 🙏🏼❤️
Supervisor of Social Services and Self-published author Jeffrey Claude Parker
4moI had significant problems in school for countless reasons and would love the opportunity to speak to students in elementary High Schools and College levels about behavioral health. I have made efforts in the Pittsburgh Public School area and never got a return call. The photo is that of the book I authored about my struggles and how I got through it. At one time I could barely read and today I have a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh.