Taking care of your mental health empowers you to better care for your students.

1.  teachempowered.org: Any teacher, in any learning environment, any classroom, any subject, etc. can leverage Empowered’s learning strategy – Principles + Markets = Mindset (PMM) – to improve student engagement and real-world relevance to classroom learning.You can start your Empowered Journey in just a few minutes and there is no “right” or “wrong” way to do it. That said – we suggest, based on feedback from Empowered Educators sharing worked best for them, to start with the following five steps, using one of our resources (maybe using an activity or attending a virtual session, etc.) to get going, growing and expanding as you feel more comfortable.

2. Protect your Mental Health:  

https://mhanational.org/teachers-protecting-your-mental-health#:~:text=Keep%20up%20with%20the%20self,and%20cleaning%2C%20but%20it's%20important.

3. SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health - A wide range of services including a help line. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

4. Mental Health Association of Rhode Island Services: Increase consumers' access to treatment and services and improve the lives of people touched by mental illness through policy  advocacy, research, education, and awareness.  Sponsoring events such as May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Mental Health  First Aid training. Website: https://mhari.org/

5. Peace, Love & Power Counseling and Consulting  Services, LLC Services: Provides access to culturally sensitive mental health services in the South Providence area. Website:https://peacloveandpower401.com/

6. Anchor Recovery Services: Offers a lively community center where members and recovery support specialists share their recovery experience, provide support through various peer-led groups, and offer resources to empower others in finding their pathway in recovery. Website: https://anchorrecovery.providencecenter.org/

7. Alheimer's Association Services: Aims to end Alheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, maximizing quality care and support.  Website: https://www.alz.org/ri

8. Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Services: To prevent disease and protect

and promote the health and safety of the people of Rhode Island. RIDOH's leading priorities are to: (i) address the socioeconomic determinants of health, (ii) eliminate health disparities and promote health equity, (iii) ensure access to quality health services for all Rhode Islanders. https://health.ri.gov

AARP Rhode Island Services: dedicated to improving the lives of individuals aged 50 and above. Through advocacy, education, and community engagement. https://states.aarp.org/rhodeisland

Urban League of Rhode Island Services: Student Scholars, H.O.P.E. Initiative, Community Food Pantry, and Advocacy & Public Policy Promotion. https://ulri.org

Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC) - A community health center strives to eliminate health disparities and racism; responding to diverse health care needs including medical, dental, specialty clinics and servies including smoking cessation. https://www.providencechc.org