Resources

Local Resources for Long-Term Counseling (Homer Area): 

The Center

Remote Resources for Long-Term Counseling: 

• Talkspace 

• Better Help

Resources for Students Experiencing Anxiety:

• List of Resources 

• Coping Skills for Kids

Resources for Students Experiencing Grief and Loss:

• List of Resources

• Resources for Crisis:

• Safe Schools Helpline

• In case of an emergency, call 911

• Crisis Text Line 

• Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

• National Alliance on Mental Illness

• The Trevor Project

• Trans Lifeline

• National Runaway Safeline

• Racial Equity Support Line

Parent & Teacher Resources:

Wellness Wheel Activity For Parents

Wellness Wheel for Parents

Blank Wellness Wheel

Self Care

• Daily Positive Message (Self Care)

Anxiety Resources for Parents & Teachers

• Identifying Signs Of Anxiety In Children

• Parenting Anxious Kids

• Anxiety and School

Apps for Your Kids!

• Touch and Learn Emotions

• Breathe, Think, Do

Student Resources:

Mindfulness

• Mind Yeti Videos

• Kids Yoga

• Go Noodle Movement Videos

Social-Emotional Learning

• Wigglebottom Lessons

• Empathy Videos

Non-Violent Communication

• Nonviolent Communication Process

• The Center for Nonviolent Communication

• What is Nonviolent Communication?

• Nonviolent Communication Practice WS

Friendship Resources

• Friendship Bingo

Kindness

• K-12 lessons Random Acts of Kindness.

• Elmo’s World kindness video.

• Life Vest Kindness Boomerang “One Day” video.

• Kindness printables.

Family Issues

• Sesame Street incarceration toolkit has videos, activities, and caregiver tips.

• Children in Change group curriculum is a great resource.

• Sesame Street videos and activities for military families is another great resource.

Wellness Wheel Activity For Students

• Wellness Wheel for Students

• Wellness Wheel Written Activity

• Blank Wellness Wheel

• Self Care Plan

Strength Finder for Students

• Strengths Info

• VIA Character Strengths

• List of Strengths

Anxiety

• Headspace

• Digital Calming Room



Growth Mindset

• Find free courses and presentations for professional development at Mindset Kit.

• The Mojo Show video series on Class Dojo - each video is only 5 minutes.

• Don’t Give Up video with Bruno Mars and Sesame Street

• Power of Yet video

Grief

• Sesame Street grief toolkit includes video clips, caring cards, feelings journal, & a caregiver guide.

• Hospice Grief Guide.

• The Dougy Center provides grief activities, podcasts, and tips by developmental level.

• Full Circle, a not-for-profit in Virginia, provides a comprehensive Grief Resource Manual.

Bullying

• Pacer’s National Bullying Prevention Center includes videos and lesson plans for multiple grade levels.

• Stopbullying.gov provides statistics, tips for children/caregivers, and videos.

• Teaching Tolerance has a large list of lessons on digital interactions and communities.

• Find more information about helping kids stay safe online at NetSmartz.

• The Ophelia Project provides great lessons on relational aggression.

• Receive free video kits, including the DVD, Bullied, at Teaching Tolerance.

• Teaching Tolerance has a timely guide for administrators, counselors, and teachers titled Responding to Bias and Hate free guide.

• Look no further than GLSEN for No-Name Calling week lesson plans.

• K-12 digital citizenship curriculum can be found at Common Sense Education.