The Mental Health Minute
March 7, 2023
From the CFISD Mental Health Intervention Team
Providing mental health information, resources and self care tips!
How Is Mental Health Related to Sleep?
Both sleep and mental health are complex issues affected by a multitude of factors, but, given their close association, there is strong reason to believe that improving sleep can have a beneficial impact on mental health and can be a component of treating many psychiatric disorders. Read more below from: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/mental-health
Healthy Sleep Habits
A good night’s sleep impacts everything, including a child’s mental health. It can influence feelings, stress levels, and overall wellbeing. Here are some simple routines and habits that you can build to help your child get enough Z’s.
Relaxing Wind Down Body Scan: Switching Off for Deep Sleep with Sleep by Headspace
Learn Breathing Technique Box Breathing: Practice Breathwork for Focus and Anxiety with Dora Kamau
Promoting Wellness for Better Health
SAMHSA envisions wellness not as the absence of disease, illness, and stress, but as the presence of a positive purpose in life, satisfying work and play, joyful relationships, a healthy body and living environment, and happiness.
Essentials for Parenting Teens
Essentials for Parenting Teens is a free online resource for parents and caregivers of youth between the ages of 11 and 17. The CDC reviewed extensive research to identify the best approaches to parenting teens and talked to the experts.
Self-care Animation
Drugs: Shatter the Myths
NIDA is part of the National Institutes of Health. We are the largest supporter of the world’s research on drug abuse & addiction. Our goal is to better understand who uses drugs and why, and how drugs work in the brain and body.
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week-PSA
Texas Health and Human Services Support for Me
When you feel stuck in a low place, figuring out where to turn for help can be a struggle. But if you look around you, there’s someone or something you can turn to for support. Reach out to people you trust for help through the tough times.