Mental Health
Many resources found on this Smore come from PDSB's Mental Health Chicklet.
Peel schools Stand Up for student mental health
How you Can Help Young People Regulate Their Emotions
Cracking the Code of Student Emotional Pain
Supporting Healthy Minds
The Ministry of Education has developed a K-12 resource guide, Supporting Minds, to provide educators with information on the early signs of mental health and addiction problems, along with strategies that can be used in the classroom to support students.
Taken from: Edugains website
Click the link below to check it out!
Anxiety
In today's classroom it is essential to have tools to help kids cope with anxiety. This presentation is taken from PDSB's Mental Health Chicklet, and will provide insight into:
- What is anxiety?
- Signs and symptoms
- Classroom strategies
- Specific strategies
Understanding Depression
Click the link below to read the monograph:
Restorative Practices
PDSB Restorative Practices Resources
See the video below to learn more about restorative practices in PDSB!
Community Resources
Child and Family Mental Health Clinic: 905.803.4421
Family Services of Peel: 905.453.5775
Nexus youth Services: 905.795.3518: 905.795.3518
Peel Children's Centre: 416.410.8615 (crisis response)
Rapport Youth and Family Services:905.455.4100
Tangerine Walk-In Counselling (12-17 yrs old): 905.795.3530
Restorative Practices
Second Step Program
Supported by music and videos, take-home activities, and stories kids relate to, the developmentally appropriate Second Step lessons have helped teachers instill social-emotional skills in their students for over 20 years. Best of all, the student lessons are easy to teach, right out of the box!