The Mental Health Minute
October 2019 Volume 7
From the CFISD Mental Health Intervention Team
What is empathy and why is it very different from Sympathy?
What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities. Dr Brené Brown is a research professor and best-selling author of "Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead" (Penguin Portfolio, 2013). She has spent the past decade studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame.
Voice: Dr Brené Brown Animation: Katy Davis (AKA Gobblynne) www.gobblynne.com Production and Editing: Al Francis-Sears and Abi Stephenson Watch Dr Brené Brown's full talk 'The Power of Vulnerability' click on the link below.
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM)
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) – observed every October – was created as a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure every American has the resources they need to stay safer and more secure online. 2019 theme is ‘Own IT. Secure. IT. Protect IT.’
Own IT.
Never Click and Tell: staying safe on social media
Update Privacy Settings
Keep Tabs on Your Apps: best practices for device applications
Secure IT.
Shake Up Your Passphrase Protocol: create strong, unique passphrases
Double Your Login Protection: turn on multi-factor authentication
Shop Safe Online
Play Hard To Get With Strangers: how to spot and avoid phish
Protect IT.
If You Connect, You Must Protect: updating to the latest security software, web browser and operating systems
Stay Protected While Connected: Wi-Fi safety
If You Collect It, Protect It: keeping customer/consumer data and information safe
Community Resources
Shield Bearer
Shield Bearer has been on the front lines championing healthy relationships, strong marriages, healthy families and strong communities. Shield Bearer promotes individual growth and development, preserves and enriches marriages and strengthens and unites families.
DePelchin Children's Center
Cy-Hope Counseling
Cy-Hope's mission is to make life better for all kids in Cy-Fair.
Cy-Hope brings HOPE to all students so they will grow up to be well educated and productive citizens, making a lasting and positive impact on the community. Cy-Hope serves as a catalyst to bring needs and solutions together.
Celebrating October as Positive Attitude Month
2019 Children’s Mental Health Report: Social Media, Gaming and Mental Health
NAMI Releases First Free Online Class For Parents Of Children With Mental Illness
Oct 01 2019
Arlington, VA– The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today announced the release of a free online education course, NAMI Basics OnDemand. The new class format is an adaptation of the in-person NAMI Basics, a free, six-session education program for parents, caregivers and other family who provide care for youth aged 22 or younger who are experiencing mental health symptoms. Participants can sign up at basics.nami.org.
Click the link below to learn more information!
Communication with our Children
Children learn by example and our communication style as parents/guardians play an integral role in how children perceive themselves, but effective, open communication is not as easy as we might think. Although it takes hard work and practice, learning to communicate in a healthy, loving and holistic manner will create the space for closer, positive relationships between parents and children.
Click on the link below to find some helpful communication tips for parents