Erika's Lighthouse Newsletter

Forwarding the most recent Erika's Lighthouse newsletter. The site has free mental health resources for those working with students.

You can make your own account or use mine:

• username: kwilson-fey@ttsd.k12.or.us
• pw: TTSDwellness!

Kathy

Kathy Wilson-Fey MS  

Mental Health & Wellness Coordinator (she/her)

View this email in your browser From all of us at Erika's Lighthouse! Activities to help students de-stress Work with your Erika's Lighthouse Club, or any group of students, to encourage others. Find these ideas on the resource portal: Locker Notes: make someone smile, in finals week, or anytime!  Create some Test Week Goodie Bags Poster: 10 Ways to Relieve Stress During Finals Week Strategies to Take Care of Your Mental Health Please share this blog with your students!  Teen-powered dialogue is the most effective way to encourage communication about mental health. Teen, Evangeline Topete, offers some simple, but effective strategies for other teens struggling with their mental health journey. Strategies from Evangeline Know a 7th-12th grader willing to share their experience with depression to help others? Erika's Lighthouse is looking for REAL teens to tell their REAL stories for our new program videos! Erika's Lighthouse has impacted millions of teens since 2004. You can help us with our mission to ensure no teen feels alone in their depression. Learn More Do you plan to use our program this year? Sharing your plans helps us maintain funding and keep our programs free for all schools. Please click below if you plan to reach students with Erika's Lighthouse programs this year. Yes, I plan to use Erika's Lighthouse As you make plans to support your students on their journey to good mental health, know that Erika's Lighthouse is here to partner with you. You can always schedule a phone call or video chat with a member of our Education team:  Ilana Sherman  Katie Conklin  Peggy Kubert  Upcoming Events & Conferences National School Counseling Leadership Conference Feb 12-14 - San Diego, CA Exhibiting -- AASA National Conference on Education  Feb 16-18 - San Antonio, TX Exhibiting -- Texas School Social Work Conference Feb 22-24 - Austin, TX Presenter -  "Depression Education is Suicide Prevention" -- California AHPERD Conference Mar 9-11 - Santa Clara, CA Presenter -  "Skills-Based Depression Education is Suicide Prevention" -- SHAPE America Mar 28-Apr 1, 2023 - Seattle, WA Presenter -  "Mental Health Talk: Tools & Resources for Health Educators" -- School Social Work Association of America Mar 29-Apr 1, 2023 - Denver, CO Presenter -  "Mental Health and Prevention: Getting back to basis to lighten your load"