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You are a Champion!
You are a Champion!
You are playing a very important role in the improvement of mental health awareness and stigma reduction on your high school campus. As an Advisor of the NAMI on Campus High School Club (NCHS), you will have a significant impact on the student members, on the school, on your peers and in our community. By stepping into the role of Advisor of the NCHS Club, you are making a statement to students that you believe mental wellness is important. You are also acknowledging that mental health affects us all and that accepting and supporting others with mental health conditions is a priority.
You are playing a very important role in the improvement of mental health awareness and stigma reduction on your high school campus. As an Advisor of the NAMI on Campus High School Club (NCHS), you will have a significant impact on the student members, on the school, on your peers and in our community. By stepping into the role of Advisor of the NCHS Club, you are making a statement to students that you believe mental wellness is important. You are also acknowledging that mental health affects us all and that accepting and supporting others with mental health conditions is a priority.
Join the NCHS Advisors at
Join the NCHS Advisors at
Break Down Community Meeting:
Break Down Community Meeting:
September 19 @ 3:30pm
September 19 @ 3:30pm
Strategies to enhance your club meetings, events and activities.
Strategies to enhance your club meetings, events and activities.
NAMI on Campus Monthly Newsletter
Quick and Creative Ways to Engage Club Members and have Fun!
Quick and Creative Ways to Engage Club Members and have Fun!
Manuals and Guides
Manuals and Guides
NCHS Activity Guide* - The NCHS Activity Guide provides everything you need to get your NCHS Club started in your school. Monthly activities introduce important mental health topics that can be implemented on your campus throughout the year.
NCHS Activity Guide* - The NCHS Activity Guide provides everything you need to get your NCHS Club started in your school. Monthly activities introduce important mental health topics that can be implemented on your campus throughout the year.
NCHS Advisor's Manual* - The NCHS Advisor's Manual helps new and seasoned Club advisors understand their guiding principles and roles in directing student-led Clubs.
NCHS Advisor's Manual* - The NCHS Advisor's Manual helps new and seasoned Club advisors understand their guiding principles and roles in directing student-led Clubs.
NCHS Student Manual* - The NCHS Student Manual guides students in all aspects, from starting the Club, running monthly meetings, electing officers and planning mental health awareness events.
NCHS Student Manual* - The NCHS Student Manual guides students in all aspects, from starting the Club, running monthly meetings, electing officers and planning mental health awareness events.
NCHS Quick Glance of Monthly Activities - A colorful infographic providing a quick glance at monthly meeting topics and learning objectives.
NCHS Quick Glance of Monthly Activities - A colorful infographic providing a quick glance at monthly meeting topics and learning objectives.
California Dept of Education Youth Suicide Prevention - A listing of resources to help school districts address legislation relating to youth suicide prevention, intervention and postvention, including a model youth suicide prevention policy for local educational agencies (LEAs)
California Dept of Education Youth Suicide Prevention - A listing of resources to help school districts address legislation relating to youth suicide prevention, intervention and postvention, including a model youth suicide prevention policy for local educational agencies (LEAs)
*Contact Kym Barber, Youth Programs Coordinator, kbarber@stancoe.org for access to these resources
Reporting
Reporting
NCHS Innovation Project Fiscal Reporting Form The Fiscal Reporting Form is used by NCHS sites to document program expenditures. Each site is required to submit this form to SCOE twice per year, mid-term and year-end. SCOE reviews and approves this report and provides funds upon receipt. This form must be downloaded, then completed.
NCHS Innovation Project Fiscal Reporting Form The Fiscal Reporting Form is used by NCHS sites to document program expenditures. Each site is required to submit this form to SCOE twice per year, mid-term and year-end. SCOE reviews and approves this report and provides funds upon receipt. This form must be downloaded, then completed.
NCHS Fiscal Reporting Instructions, Budget Guidelines and Reporting Process - This document provides a description of suggested and approved expenditures for the NAMI on Campus Innovation Project funds administered through SCOE, Prevention Programs to local NCHS clubs.
NCHS Fiscal Reporting Instructions, Budget Guidelines and Reporting Process - This document provides a description of suggested and approved expenditures for the NAMI on Campus Innovation Project funds administered through SCOE, Prevention Programs to local NCHS clubs.
NCHS Post-Event Report - (aka Monthly Activity Report) Did you host a club meeting or event for your school and/or community? Tell us about it! NAMI California wants to know what our NCHS Clubs are doing for events and who they are reaching. The Post-Event Report must be completed at least once per month. After your club completes an event, please complete a post-event report within a week of the end of the event. Did you take pictures? If those photographed consent, upload them at the end of your report for us to share with the NAMI California community!
NCHS Post-Event Report - (aka Monthly Activity Report) Did you host a club meeting or event for your school and/or community? Tell us about it! NAMI California wants to know what our NCHS Clubs are doing for events and who they are reaching. The Post-Event Report must be completed at least once per month. After your club completes an event, please complete a post-event report within a week of the end of the event. Did you take pictures? If those photographed consent, upload them at the end of your report for us to share with the NAMI California community!
NCHS Biannual Reporting - The Biannual Reports are due twice a year to show NAMI CA and our partners the progress in NCHS clubs and how they are impacting their communities. This is also an opportunity to see where clubs may need more assistance. The report can be completed by either the club leaders or the club advisor, however questions 22 through 28 are best answered with collaboration with all club members and leaders.
NCHS Biannual Reporting - The Biannual Reports are due twice a year to show NAMI CA and our partners the progress in NCHS clubs and how they are impacting their communities. This is also an opportunity to see where clubs may need more assistance. The report can be completed by either the club leaders or the club advisor, however questions 22 through 28 are best answered with collaboration with all club members and leaders.
Mental Health Training for Advisors
Mental Health Training for Advisors
It Only Takes One Safe, Caring Adult to Change a Young Person's Life.
Safe Spaces is a FREE online trauma-informed training designed to help people who work with children and youth understand how to recognize and respond to signs of trauma and stress. Each module is about two hours and is filled with case examples, videos, strategies and practices. Select the module(s) that best fit your professional needs.
Suicide Risk Screening in Schools
About the Training:
Training on suicide risk screening for students in the school setting is vital to comprehensive suicide prevention. California Education Code 215 mandates that all Local Education Agencies have protocols in place to intervene with youth at risk. This training provides a FREE opportunity for school staff to learning about best practices in school-based screening for suicide risk, how to respond effectively to keep youth and students safe. The training also incorporates content on Suicide Safety Planning Intervention (SPI), data and tracking related to suicide risk screening, and cultural considerations. Attendees will receive materials necessary for implementation.
Who Should Attend:
Individuals who are responsible for conducting student suicide risk screenings in TK-12 school settings are invited to participate in these trainings. You do not have to be a mental health professional to attend. (select/click on link below date to register)
Educators and school staff play a vital role in promoting mental health and well-being and identifying and responding to emerging mental illness in children and adolescents. However, they often have not received the education, training, and/or ongoing support needed to respond in the classroom. Classroom WISE is a FREE self-guided online course focused on educator mental health literacy, informed by and co-developed with educators and school mental health professional across the United States. MORE
Educators and school staff play a vital role in promoting mental health and well-being and identifying and responding to emerging mental illness in children and adolescents. However, they often have not received the education, training, and/or ongoing support needed to respond in the classroom. Classroom WISE is a FREE self-guided online course focused on educator mental health literacy, informed by and co-developed with educators and school mental health professional across the United States. MORE
Search Institute has studied Developmental Assets in the lives of millions of young people across the United States and around the world. In this video, Search Institute CEO, Ben Houltberg shares new data around Developmental Assets, discusses the state of Developmental Assets throughout the pandemic, and how Assets lay the foundation for building meaningful relationships with young people to ensure they feel seen, heard and valued. This is a powerful discussion around Developmental Assets and the role they play in positive youth development! Watch it now on YouTube
Search Institute has studied Developmental Assets in the lives of millions of young people across the United States and around the world. In this video, Search Institute CEO, Ben Houltberg shares new data around Developmental Assets, discusses the state of Developmental Assets throughout the pandemic, and how Assets lay the foundation for building meaningful relationships with young people to ensure they feel seen, heard and valued. This is a powerful discussion around Developmental Assets and the role they play in positive youth development! Watch it now on YouTube
NAMI California is a grassroots organization of families and individuals whose lives have been affected by serious mental illness. We advocate for lives of quality and respect, without discrimination and stigma, for all our constituents. We provide leadership in advocacy, legislation, policy development, education and support throughout California.
Address: 800 Scenic Drive, Suite F-7, Modesto, CA 95350
Phone: 209-558-4555 (Office)
Email: info@namistanislaus.org
Bring NAMI Stanislaus to your campus. "Ending the Silence" is designed to lessen stigma and raise awareness about mental illness among teenagers. The 50-minute program uses a video and personal stories of presenters with lived experience of mental illness, and is typically presented in the freshman/sophomore classes during the mental health portion of the curriculum. For more information or to schedule a virtual presentation, contact Lisa Jackson at NAMI Stanislaus, lisa@namistanislaus.org
Your Partner for Educator Wellness
Your Partner for Educator Wellness
Increase your self-care and coping strategies, improve stress management, relationships, anxiety/worry, low mood, and get support through grief and loss.
HearYou.org offers California educators and their families confidential, affordable, and timely access to online counseling. HearYou.org is brought to you by the California-based nonprofit, Wellness Together School Mental Health, and offers secure video counseling for educators at a reduced cost.
Educators and school personnel play a vital role in promoting mental health and well-being and identifying and responding to emerging mental illness in children and adolescents. This document describes the role of educators in supporting student mental health, explains the core components of mental health literacy, and provides an annotated list of existing resources and trainings that instruct educators on mental health literacy.
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