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With back to school for most kids underway, behold one of the most heartbreaking, maddening and yet creative heat charts I've ever seen. During school months, the increase in suicides by those aged 8-17 ranges between 30 and 43 percent! Mental health capacity & treatment for youth is nowhere near what it needs to be. We need real investments to train, attract & retain counselors and support staff. With an average 20,000 open positions in Summer 2023 for mental health professionals like Mental Health Counselors and Behavioral Health Techs, up 80% from pre-pandemic levels- society, especially our literal future, needs Mental Health capacity to be properly recognized as a vital social infrastructure. #mentalhealth #thekidsarenotalright #futurelaborforce #bansocialmediaforkids #lihm

Excited to share my latest article: 'Transform Your Family: Expert Strategies for Success'! This piece dives deep into the whole family approach for supporting young adults with behavioral health challenges. It's packed with insights from my 20 years as a family coach. If you're looking for effective strategies to help families navigate these complex issues, give it a read. And remember, I'm here to offer personalized coaching for your clients facing these challenges. #FamilyCoaching #BehavioralHealth #FamilySupport

Everyone's mental health journey is different, which is why our new Primary Behavioral Health program for adults and teens doesn't use a one-size-fits-all approach. Dr. Ajeng Puspitasari shares more about this customized program and how it can help you understand your unique challenges and build meaningful coping skills and strategies. https://lnkd.in/daf-5_SB

Being vulnerable and honest in front of your college peers can be tough. How can professors create a trusting space in the classroom? We asked our newest Integrated Behavioral Health and Addictions Counseling instructors, Eugene Hall and Tom Hegblom, this important question. #Grad #Story #MentalHealth #SafeSpace #Classroom #GradSchool #TeachingTips Eugene Hall https://lnkd.in/eCR6pUu5

I have created this program that supports leaders who want to have embodied conversations about about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging AND create the psychological safety necessary for everyone to show up as their full selves. Imagine being able to create spaces where people can bring their full creativity, ingenuity and diverse thinking to the table! As a leader, doing the internal work allows you to expand as you learn more about you and allows other to expand because you have created the foundation for growth and expansion. The Comfortable Race Conversation Process is a 7 week program where you will receive: ✅ 6 Modules of pre-re corded videos with supplementary materials and homework. The first module drops to participants on September 22, 2023. ✅ Six live 90 minute practice circles facilitated by myself. These practice circles are where participants learn experientially about what happens to us psychologically, somatically and relationally in conversations about race. The first Practice Circle meets weekly, from 9:30am-11:00am starting September 29th, 2023. ✅ The transformational tools to inquire within and increase your awareness of what happens within you while having difficult conversations about race AND experience in real time how to make a choice about how you want to show up. ✅ Develop an embodied relationship to the concept of race with the ability show up in a relational way and engage with difference with presence instead of the fear that the conversation will go in the wrong direction. ✅ A psychologically safe space where all emotions are welcome so each participant can do their own work and create their own relationship to race apart from the social loadings of structural racism. Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gaixcaJ4 Leadership starts within. You to know where you are starting from so you can have a clear vision of where you want to go. Embody the change you want to see in the world. I am looking forward to the conversation. ❤️

Concerned about kids' well-being in the age of screens? Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent of Oakland Unified School District, says banning and censoring phones or social media is probably not the answer. Instead, we ought to teach digital literacy, leadership, and citizenship. Let's teach kids: 1️⃣ The impact and power of social media (both good and bad) 2️⃣ Responsible, respectful online behavior 3️⃣ How to better know themselves socially and emotionally Together, we *can* shape a digital world that supports kids' mental health! #ConnectionIsKey #DigitalWorld #MentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #Happiness #ExplorePage

Here’s what you do… Keep having conversations! All participants will receive a certificate of completion, and those that are Mental Health Professionals/Providers, can apply 15 hours to their required continuing education hours through the Ontario Association of Mental Health Practitioners! The best part isn’t the certificates and credits though, it’s the confidence. It’s the clarity and where you stand in the conversations about racism. It’s the new level of understanding others, and being able to communicate with people better. Module 1 of The Comfortable Race Conversation Process drops tomorrow…Friday September 22nd, so if you’re ready to learn about racism in a way that you’ve never explored before, click the link in my bio! #antiracismeducation #dothework #diversityandinclusion

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗠 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 is launching its first cohort of school partners and residents to support DC students' mental health this July! Are you a new graduate or an early career social worker or mental health counselor? Learn more on our next informational webinar - 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺! Please share this and invite others in your professional circles who may be interested. https://lnkd.in/epnxVVuT #residencymatch #mentalhealth #publicschools #washingtondc