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Hello from Teach for Wellness! May is an exciting time to connect with you all, as it’s Mental Health Awareness Month.
As educators, you’re constantly thinking about, considering, and making choices to support the health and wellness of your students. Check out this month’s events and resources for some different ways you can support student mental health, not only in May, but always.
MAY 2024
Upcoming Teach for Wellness Webinar
Teacher Time: Research, Tools, and Advocating for Change
June 12th, 4:00-5:00pm
Teacher wellness is undoubtedly connected to teacher time, and we're excited to partner with researchers from BU and UMass Amherst to explore and discuss those connections.
They'll share findings from their current research on teacher time and present some tools educators can use to set boundaries around their time and advocate for themselves in their schools. Most excitingly, they want to hear from YOU, teachers, about what policy changes need to be made at the district, state, and national levels to create lasting and meaningful improvements to combat the challenges teachers face around time.
Click this link to register, or visit tinyurl.com/tfwwebinar to share with your colleagues and peers!
According to Mental Health America, four things that may be affecting mental health for you or your students are Current Events, Loneliness, Technology, and Social Determinants.
Try these 4 tips, or recommend them to students, as a starting point if you’re feeling overwhelmed by your mental health:
1. Find your support system
2. Set boundaries and limits around technology use
3. Change what you can
4. Find healthy coping skills
If you’d like to learn more about the tips above, or access other incredible resources for Mental Health Awareness Month, click here to download the Mental Health Month Toolkit.