School Supports
Where do you go to talk to someone in the school if you are feeling overwhelmed?
What is the Wellness Suite
What coping skill can you use when you are feeling overwhelmed, and unable to control your breathing?
What are deep breaths, box breathing, and other breathing exercises
This school staff member acts as a "bridge," connecting students and their families to helpful resources like food, housing, or outside counseling; while also providing mental health check-ins.
What is a school social worker?
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
What is empathy?
Who can you reach out to if you are feeling unwell physically?
Who is Nurse Harlow?
This coping skill gets you moving outdoors and uses fresh air and nature to help clear your head and lower your stress levels.
What is taking a walk?
Mental health fairs, school assemblies, and local workshops are all examples of this type of "program" designed to connect families with resources in their community.
Community Outreach
It’s that uncomfortable "tight" feeling in your chest when you’re worried about something that hasn't happened yet.
What is anxiety?
Where can you go in the school if you want to be alone, but don't feel like talking?
What is the sensory room
What coping skill can you use when you are feeling irritable, angry, and want to be alone to process your emotions.
What is take a mental break by counting to 10;100;1000?
These are "trained listeners" that work in the community to help people talk through their problems in a safe, private office.
What is a therapist(s)?
You might feel this "heavy" emotion when you’ve done something that goes against your values or hurt someone’s feelings.
What is guilt?
Who do you go to when you have questions about plans after graduating school?
Who is Mx. Munkachy?
This mindfulness activity provides a safe and private space to write down difficult thoughts, emotions, reduce stress, and gain self-awareness.
What is journaling?
This 3-digit phone number is a free, 24/7 hotline you can call or text if you or someone you know is having a mental health emergency.
What is 988?
This is the ability to "bounce back" after something difficult or frustrating happens.
What is resilience?
Who is the best person to report to when you have a negative interaction with another student during class?
Who is your classroom teacher?
This is a written, step-by-step list of things you can do, people you can call, and places you can go to stay safe when your feelings become too big to handle alone.
What is a safety plan?
This 4-letter acronym stands for a national organization that provides "Advocacy" and education for families affected by mental illness.
What is NAMI(National Alliance on Mental Illness)?
This colorful, circular tool helps you start with a big emotion in the center and move outward to find a more specific word for how you feel.
What is a feelings wheel?