Wellness Together's 8th Annual Student Mental Wellness Conference: Full Schedule

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10:15am PDT

We Are the Champions: Becoming a Youth Champion

Friday October 11, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT

Did you know that youth with even one safe and responsive adult in their lives report significantly fewer mental health-related concerns? Active Minds is dedicated to helping ensure that all youth have a Champion. Youth Champions, those dedicated to creating healthy social, emotional, and academic growth for youth, have a deep impact on positive youth outcomes including mental health. The value of this role demands supportive learning spaces dedicated to their personal and professional development including content focused on their mental health. We will dive into what it means to make meaningful connections with youth and ways to mobilize with them around mental health.

What You'll Learn
In the hour-long dialogue, participants will:

Gain an understanding of the four main attributes that characterize a Youth Champion
Explore the data-backed impact of Youth Champions on the mental health and positive life outcomes of youth
Brainstorm what interpersonal work we may need to do to strengthen our own Youth Championship

Speakers

Lauren Cikara

VP, School. Mental Health, Active Minds

Friday October 11, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PDT
213C

Mental Health Policy & Advocacy

1:45pm PDT

The Gifts of Gentle Acceptance

Friday October 11, 2024 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT

213C

When we are able to accept our many emotions, we are better equipped to accept them in colleagues, students, family, and friends. This informative, fun, self-reflection session is inspired by Dr. Susan David's work. Come see how to expand your emotional vocabulary, how labels can change experiences and communication, and how to better acknowledge those messy and difficult feelings to have more "meaningful happiness". The Gentle Gifts of Acceptance!

Speakers

Ann C Hargraves

Professional Learning Coach, Northwest Regional ESD

I've had a lifelong appreciation and a deep respect for children and their growing and learning processes. As the middle child of 5 siblings one of the earliest indications of my interest in child development was, at age 3 1/2. The story goes that I repeatedly told my mother, pregnant... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2024 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
213C

School & District-Wide Leadership

3:00pm PDT

Check In Before They Check Out: Creating A Staff Wellness Framework

Friday October 11, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT

213C

Staff wellness, belonging, and mental health directly affect student achievement, family satisfaction, and staff retention. Schools must prioritize being intentional in creating a welcoming, safe, and healthy environment for staff. Please join to learn how to build a custom wellness framework that engages staff to identify wellness needs, monitors staff well-being, builds structures to include proactive and responsive supports, and develops community partnerships to support staff’s mental health needs.

Speakers

Andrew Crowe

Deputy Director, Scholarship Prep

Andrew Crowe is the Deputy Director at Scholarship Prep, a network of charter schools serving students in grades TK-8. Andrew has led the closing of the opportunity and achievement gaps as a teacher, instructional coach, site administrator, and district leader in Philadelphia, Hawai`i... Read More →

Taylor Ellis

Cheif Academic Officer, Scholarship Prep

Friday October 11, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
213C

School & District-Wide Leadership

Wellness Together's 8th Annual Student Mental Wellness Conference