Wellness Staff Resources
Hello Wellness Staff, on this page you will find resources to support students, families and staff. The page is organized by an issue or challenge students may face. If you find a resource you'd like to add to the page email cgibbs@rjuhsd.us and he will get it on the page. Enjoy!
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders parent, student, staff
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-moment-youth/201911/anxiety-in-teens-how-you-can-help parent
Social Media and Teen Anxiety parents
Stress
5 Things to Know About Stress parent, student, staff
Your Child: How Stress Impacts Brain Growth, Development and Behavior parent
How Empathy is Important for Parents and Teens When Things Get Stressful parent
Social Skills & Behavior
About Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder parent, student, staff
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder parent, student, staff
Breaking the Behavior Code staff
The Social Connection Planner (for therapists)
Youtube: Draw My Life: Social Anxiety students
Youtube: Facing My Fears: Social Anxiety students
Ten things about childhood trauma every teacher needs to know staff
The distracted student mind — enhancing its focus and attention staff
Mindfulness & Relaxation
Depression & Other Mood Disorders
What is Depression? parent, student, staff
Teen Depression (for students)
Depression Center Toolkit (for therapists)
Bipolar:
Bipolar Disorder parent, student, staff
Self Harm & Suicide Prevention/Intervention
Suicide Prevention parent, student, staff
Suicide Prevention Lifeline parent, student, staff
NIMH Answers Questions About Suicide parent, student, staff
Definition of Self-Harm parent, student, staff
Helping Teens Who Cut parents
Nonsuicidal Self injury in Adolescents Wellness staff
Preventing Self-Harm: What You Should Know if You Want to Offer Help (4/11/19 - From USC On-Line Masters of Social Work Program) (for therapists/parents)
Trauma
Coping with Traumatic Events parent, student, staff
What is PTSD? parent, student, staff
Tools to Address Trauma this is more for wellness staff
What is Child Trauma? Parents and staff
https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types parent, student, staff
Acute Stress Disorder parent, student, staff
Ten things about childhood trauma every teacher needs to know teacher
(for educators)
Webcast: Being Trauma-Informed & Responsive
Powerpoint: Being Trauma Informed & Responsive
Being Trauma-Informed & Responsive Training Toolkit
Being Trauma-Informed & Responsive Handouts
LGBTQ and Related Topics
Sexuality and Gender Identity parent, student, staff
Coming Out Handbook (for students)
Children and Gender Identity: Supporting Your Child (for parents)
The Trevor Project Support Center (overall support for students/families)
The Trevor Project National Survey on LGBTQ Mental Health 2019
Three videos produced by Gender Spectrum about handling gender issues, family and the holidays:
Navigating the Holidays - Sharing Information with Family and Friends (for students)
Navigating the Holidays - Preparing Your Child For The Holidays (for parents)
Navigating the Holidays - Toys and Gift Giving
The Gender Spectrum website offers a wide range of information and tools to support parents surrounding the topic of gender identity. They also offer online support groups for families, teens, and staff, click here to learn more. These groups include support for: Asian-Pacific Islander parents, relatives & caregivers raising gender diverse children, grandparents support, family support in Spanish, facilitator support group, and much much more!
For Everyone: Here is a great webinar that anyone can watch to learn more about what the data says about LGBTQ+ student experiences in schools, how to support their needs, and real world strategies to support them.
Substance Use & Prevention
Stages of Substance Use and Suggested Interventions (for providers)
https://www.drugabuse.gov/parents-educators (for parents/educators)
Substance Use and Mental Health parent, student, staff
Resources at Take Down Tobacco parents
Deadly Vaping Epidemic Attacks The Brain Too (Amen Clinics - 11/4/19)
Emotional Contagion — Why You Must Be Careful Who You Surround Yourself With (Medium - 4/6/19)
Teen pot smoking raises risk of depression in adulthood, study finds (NBC News - 2/13/19)
Addicted to Vaped Nicotine, Teenagers Have No Clear Path to Quitting (New York Times - 12/18/18)
Vaping 101: What You Need to Know
Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong (when you click on this link, the video may start from close to the end and may need to be rewound to start at the beginning)
Real California teens talk about vaping
When Adolescents Give Up Pot, Their Cognition Quickly Improves
Stanford Medicine Tobacco Prevention Toolkit
What You Need to Know About Drugs, Drinking and the Teenage Brain
Coalition for Placer Youth - Raising Kids Drug Free
Link between Adolescent Pot Smoking and Psychosis Strengthens
Tobacco, Vaping and Marijuana: A Parent's Guide to a New Epidemic (8/13/18)
Novapes.org - New tools to help teens and adults quit vaping
Eating Disorders
Grief and Loss
Grief, Bereavement & Coping with Loss
Copy of Grief & Loss Resources (From Placer Union)
The Grieving Process Info Sheet
Experiencing Grief as a Teenager
Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief. Tips for Caregivers
'Just Show Up': Sheryl Sandberg On How To Help Someone Who's Grieving
Link to web site run by the Coalition to Support Grieving Students