Region One Counselor Newsletter

Happy Easter, Region One Counselors!

I'm sure you all know the saying - April showers bring May flowers. What we as counselors also know is that Spring brings lots of TESTING and our to-do’s seem to be never-ending. Remember to stay focused on you. Are you drinking enough water? Are you resting? Are you making healthy lifestyle choices? These basic healthy decisions can go a long way to improve your health and wellbeing.

Research on stress shows that self-care should be a daily activity.

Below are a few Self-Care tips from Mental & Behavioral Health at TEA. Dedicating a few moments a day can help support your overall wellness and have positive long-term effects.

Get enough sleep. Getting 7-9 hours of sleep increases daily productivity and boosts mood.
Exercise daily. Getting up and moving for at least 30-45 minutes of a sustained activity.
Eat healthy and well-balanced meals. Try to eat healthy, well-balanced meals. Make sure that you are getting adequate protein, healthy fats, and a variety of vegetables. Avoid processed foods and sugar.
Go outdoors. Getting outside can help you escape the stressors of work and school. Being outdoors is good for your mind and mood and can help strengthen your immune system.
Build a strong support system. Connect with friends and family and embrace new and existing interests.
Manage stress. Although some stress can fuel motivation and drive, when we don’t properly manage stress it can lead to exhaustion and burn out. Find some time each day to sit quietly and take a deep breath.

What will you try today?

All our best,

Your Region One Counseling Team

APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month (CAPM), and we want your help to empower communities with resources to support Texas children, youth, and families where they live, work, and play!

For the month of April, we encourage you to promote child abuse prevention awareness with your networks. Our goal for this month is to reach as many individuals as possible to equip families with knowledge and resources to support child abuse prevention practices in Texas.

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Lifeline Chat Lifeline Chat is a service of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, connecting individuals with counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat. All chat centers in the Lifeline network are accredited by CONTACT USA. Lifeline Chat is available 24/7 across the U.S.	In a crisis? Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.	Texas Council of Community Centers Find your local community center for support or to volunteer. The 39 Community Centers of Texas manage and provide community-based services across all 254 Texas counties, touching the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, serious mental illness and substance use disorders.

Lifeline Chat

Lifeline Chat is a service of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, connecting individuals with counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat. All chat centers in the Lifeline network are accredited by CONTACT USA. Lifeline Chat is available 24/7 across the U.S.

In a crisis?

Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.

Texas Council of Community Centers

Find your local community center for support or to volunteer. The 39 Community Centers of Texas manage and provide community-based services across all 254 Texas counties, touching the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, serious mental illness and substance use disorders.

Hope Box App

Texas Suicide Prevention Council’s Hope Box contains messages, contact information, pictures, and scrapbook to store personalized information that promotes mental wellness and can aid persons in a mental health crisis. By providing a mobile environment, users can have immediate access to their safety resources. Features include:

Camera to take, store, label and share pictures of persons, places and things important to the user

Scrapbook to make, store and send text based messages
Customized option settings to choose the color of the Hope Box
Address book that includes suicide prevention hotline information
Messages tailored to individual input about their emotional state at each use.
Password protected to ensure privacy.


Texas Reality Check There is nothing more motivational for students than showing them the relevance between educational attainment and their earnings power. Reality Check is designed to help students understand the connection between lifestyle aspirations and the importance of postsecondary education.	My Next Move My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Click HERE!	Map my Grad Students zero in on skills and interests to explore careers and endorsements and plan a path through high school.

Texas Reality Check

There is nothing more motivational for students than showing them the relevance between educational attainment and their earnings power. Reality Check is designed to help students understand the connection between lifestyle aspirations and the importance of postsecondary education.

My Next Move

My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Click HERE!