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Helping Youth Navigate Election Stress

As the school year is now in full swing, the typical stressors that come up for kids – new teachers, new schools, new teams, new friends – are in full motion. But a unique challenge that can arise every 4 years, occurring in lunchrooms, hallways and even on the playgrounds in the fall, is the U.S. …

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A Responder’s Perspective on Suicide Prevention

As a family responder, working with youth who struggle with suicidality (deliberately hurting oneself with an intent to die) is a routine part of my job. I rely on my education, trainings, and past experiences to help families navigate through these situations. Parents are often not provided with …

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How To Identify and Address Bullying

Childhood bullying is something that unfortunately almost all of us have experienced, and our children will experience at some point as well – 1 in 5 children experience bullying, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics. There are many different forms of bullying besides the …

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Hope Notes: A Small Surprise to Boost Your Child’s Mental Health

With the school year in full swing, the child in your care may be experiencing a range of emotions and feelings, from excitement and normal nerves to anxiety and stress. There are dozens of reasons why a youth may be feeling anxious about school, especially in the first few weeks of getting back …

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Suicide Prevention

September is Suicide Prevention Month, an opportunity to focus on the prevalence of suicide in our communities and talk about steps we can all take to support mental health and suicide prevention. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in young people, and deeply impacts our work here at Nexus …

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Supporting Your Student’s Mental Health in the Classroom

Teachers have a profound impact in the classroom, both in how they educate and in how they support their students’ growth. When a student is facing a mental health challenge, teachers often walk a fine line of providing support while being cautious to not overstep boundaries. So, what should …

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How You – and Your Employer – Can Tackle Caregiver Burnout

Over the past few years, individuals in the caregiving field, whether working for a health organization or caring for a family member at home, have been experiencing an alarming increase in feelings of high stress and burnout. This increase can have multiple factors, including lack of staffing, …

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Talking to Your Teen

You heard this would happen. Your little snuggler, your helper, your “mini-me” has become a teen. Attempting to engage with them now may elicit a series of grunts and groans, or seemingly thoughtless one-word answers. Your teen is going through a lot of changes – physically, mentally, …

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Heat and Mental Health

While summer can be a busy, fun time of year, and a chance to get outside (especially if you live in a northern climate), we have all experienced the physical discomfort of a sweltering hot day. There are plenty of physical symptoms that can happen from prolonged exposure to extreme heat …

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Cultivating Workplace Kindness

Everyone wants to be treated with kindness, it’s the golden rule most people have heard since kindergarten. And yet as adults, many people don’t experience kindness in their workplace. The reality is that kindness often comes with barriers that make it inconvenient. Acts of kindness go …

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Traumatic Stress in Children and PTSD

At Nexus Family Healing, we are experts in trauma related to youth and family mental health. Trauma is pervasive and has a broad and diverse impact, and deeply affects how the youth we serve approach the services we provide. If done incorrectly, social services can re-traumatize or further …

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Using the 5 Senses to Support Your Child’s Mental Health

There are many ways children tell us how they feel and it is not always through words. As we enter another school year, parents, caregivers, teachers, and others need to be aware of the different ways children communicate. One way to “hear” what a child is nonverbally communicating is by analyzing …

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