Mental Wellness Information for Parents
Are you a parent? Check out our Parent Resources Here!
Mental Wellness Powerpoint
- Discuss the Prevalence of Adolescent Mental Illness
- Learn Some of the Symptoms and Challenges Adolescents Deal With
- Explore Approaches on how to discuss or bring up the issue
Additional Resources for Parents
CANS Assessment
- What is the CANS assessment and why do it?
- Topics the CANS assessment asks about
Virtual Counseling Options
- A list of agencies and therapists, with links, that offer virtual counseling.
Supporting Siblings of Children with Mental Health Disorders
- 9 Tips for supporting siblings
Resources for Eating Disorders
Key Information About Eating Disorders for Parents and Caregivers
Take a look at the supporting document for the video above.
- Facts about EDs
- What do healthy eating and healthy movement mean?
- Common symptoms of EDs
- What parents and caregivers can do to help
Resources for Substance Use Disorder
Click the images below to read more about each subject relating to SUD!
Tips for Hard Conversations
Use the button below to see a PowerPoint about talking to children about mental illness and substance use.
LGBTQ+ Resources
Check out this 8-part series by Camille Evans on "Supporting an LGBTQ Young Person" in your life.
Physical Health
Healthy Sleep Habits
See the document by clicking the button down below to learn about different tips to follow for better and healthier sleep.
Social Media Resources
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
A Few Tricky Things We All Need to Know
How to block, filter, and report content by platform.
TikTok
Snapchat
How to Turn Off Geolocation:
Life Support Podcast by C-WHO
Check out these specially produced episodes of the Life Support Podcast to offer resources and support for parents and students.
🎧 25 min listen
Episode 12: Youth Mental Health and How Families Can Support It
Guests: Amy Walters and Maria Torres
🎧 26 min listen
Episode 13: Social Medias Impact on Mental Health
Guest: Rachael Mayer
🎧 24 min listen
Episode 14: Resiliency in Rural Communities
Guest: Laurie Strand
🎧 30 min listen
Episode 22: How to Think About Childhood Obesity
Guest: Jeff Reiter
🎧 36 min listen
Episode 23: Understanding Childhood ACEs
Guest: Bridget Beachy and David Bauman
4-Part Series on Eating Disorders
🎧 26 min listen
Episode 15: What to Know About Eating Disorders
Guest: Lyn McArthur
🎧 25 min listen
Episode 16: Supporting a Healthy Relationship with Food
Guest: Lyn McArthur
🎧 35 min listen
Episode 20: Eating Disorders and the Healthcare System
Guest: Dr. Jen Gaudiani
🎧 20 min listen
Episode 21: Eating Disorders and the Affects on Youth
Guest: Dr. Jen Gaudiani
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