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Back-to-School Anxiety: How to Help Students Cope
By India Foster, Communications Strategist, School Mental Health Initiative, New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Many...
Mindfulness Practices for Everyday Life for Children
By India Foster, Communications Strategist, School Mental Health Initiative, New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center...
How To Support LGBTQ+ Youth
By India Foster, Communications Strategist, School Mental Health Initiative, New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Pride...
Take HEART Awareness Week: Celebrate and Share With Us!
Take HEART Awareness Week: Celebrate and Share With Us!
Empowering Schools with Mental Health Supports: A Brief Guide to Best Practices and Resources
By Martha Staeheli, PhD, Director, School Mental Health Initiative, New England MHTTC In the evolving education landscape, prioritizing...
Collaborating on Compassionate, Comprehensive School Mental Health
By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support, and Martha Staeheli, Director of the New England Mental Health Technology...
Resilience: Overcoming our Challenges and Celebrating our Growth
By Melody Mann, CEI Intern and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support While COVID-19 has brought forth feelings of...
Growth Mindsets and Mental Health Part I: “I Can—And Do—Change!” The Power of Growth Mindset Interve
By Whitney Becker, CEI Intern The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted educators to adapt in countless ways as they navigate teaching online,...
Using Mindfulness Techniques to Bolster Mental Health in Schools
By Jenna Wyman, CEI Intern With one in five children in the United States likely to be diagnosed with a mental health or learning...
Healing: A Role for Educators
By Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director As educators return from their summer breaks and begin to establish routines this fall, we are...
Helping Students Cope with COVID and Death
By Meghan Wenzel, CEI Researcher & Writer Uncertainty, change, fear, and loss can make anyone feel anxious, confused, and sad. In a short...
In a World of Noise, Music is the Answer
By Zenisha Shah, CEI Writer and Counselor at Innisfree House School One’s journey with music begins in the mother’s womb. We hear music...
How Trauma-Sensitive Learning Is Continuing Online
Guest Blog By Dr. Ryan T. Woods for Respectful Ways When the threat of COVID-19 arrived, schools responded quickly. Principals made...
Why Schools Need a Compassionate Response to Trauma and Mental Illness
By Meghan Wenzel, CEI Researcher and Writer and Christine Mason, CEI Executive Director Levels of stress, trauma, and mental illness are...
School Mental Health Screening Part I: Benefits and Cautions of Universal Mental Health Screening
By Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support This is the first part of the special series School Mental Health Screening....
Defiant or Depressed? Working with Black Girls in the School Setting
By Kaela Farrise, CEI Intern Because children spend more time with teachers and other school personnel during a typical school year than...
Part 2: Understanding Self-Harm in Students (Treatment and Prevention)
By Didi Dunin, CEI Intern An understanding of the warning signs and appropriate means of intervention for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)...
Part 1: Understanding Self-Harm in Students
By Didi Dunin, CEI Intern Parents and educators may not always recognize that their children or students, who outwardly seem happy and...
The State of Mental Health in New England Schools: Innovations, Needs, and Future Directions
By Vien Nguyen, CEI Intern, William Foley, Jr., CEI Intern, and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support Is New England...
Poverty & Brain Development: Why Early Intervention is Imperative
By Vien Nguyen, CEI Intern and Dana Asby, CEI Director of Innovation & Research Support Today the nurture vs. nature debate has largely...
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