Mental Health Newsletter

This newsletter is designed to connect you with Mental Health Information. The information and resources can be utilized for yourself, students, or share with colleagues.

Social Work Month

Social workers are a vital contributions to schools, communities, hospitals, and many other areas. They advocate, counsel, and provide resources as well as many other vital components.

March 1-7 is Social work Week with March 17th being World Social Work Day!

Nature

According to the American Psychological Association, time in nature can improve our mental health and sharpen our cognition.

Spending time in nature is linked to both cognitive benefits and improvements in mood, mental health and emotional well-being.
Feeling connected to nature can produce similar benefits to well-being, regardless of how much time one spends outdoors.
Both green spaces and blue spaces (aquatic environments) produce well-being benefits.

How Nature Helps Our Minds

Reduces stress & anxiety.
Improves mood.
Boosts cognitive function.
Promotes calm.

Green Spaces

Parks
Woods
Forests
Garden

Blue Spaces

Rivers
Ocean
Lakes
Any Body of water

Engage your senses, try to incorporate in daily routine.

Professional Learning

TRAILS PROVIDED

Tier 1: Social & Emotional Learning

TRAILS Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) builds skills that promote mental wellness. Over the course of 25 flexible, low-prep lessons, educators help students build self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making skills while strengthening academic engagement. This training incorporates active practice, practical and applicable examples, and an introduction to curriculum structure and core skills and theory to prepare participants to deliver SEL lessons in the classroom setting.

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Self-Care Training

Working within education has always been challenging. Practicing self-care—prioritizing what you need to be a healthy, whole person—is key for preventing burnout and bringing one’s best self to school. TRAILS Self-Care for School Staff provides selfcare strategies for supporting mental health and wellness, as well as activities that can be used with students. Training includes free SCECHs (Michigan partners) and social work CEUs. Topics include: • Self-care basics: what it is and why it works • Personal self-care skills.

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LCISD Offerings

MiMTSS Offerings

Mindspring Mental Health Alliance