Compelling research discovered the MH benefits of Self-Compassion: extending kindness to ourselves with equal care & concern that one would offer a close friend in times of perceived inadequacy, failure or general suffering. #CompassionConnects #MentalHealthWeek Glenda Brown (she/her)🌈

Hanging out at Corpus Christi today for their Community Partner Mental Health event. Amazing to see Ss engaging with inspiring adults from our community. ROCK - Reach Out Centre For Kids ADAPT SAVIS Halton Roots Community Services Glenda Brown (she/her)🌈

Hanging out at Corpus Christi today for their Community Partner Mental Health event. Amazing to see Ss engaging with inspiring adults from our community. ROCK - Reach Out Centre For Kids ADAPT SAVIS Halton Roots Community Services Glenda Brown (she/her)🌈

Another successful day at the Wellness Fair! It's important to talk about mental health and bring awareness about how to take care of your emotional wellbeing #healthycopingstrategies St. Mary Oakville HCDSB_CYCs

So incredibly proud of our HCDSB Student Mental Health Champions for their dedication, advocacy, and using their voices/actions to promote positive mental health in schools! You rock! 🙏🙌🫶 #studentagency #LeadershipMatters #MentalHealthWeek HCDSB Mental Health & Well-Being C Jack- Caldeira

Thank you to the HCDSB_CYCs, SWs, Chaplains, ICYCs & staff who have accompanied & support these amazing MH&WB Champions. Your guidance & support are invaluable in empowering student leaders & promoting MH in our schools. Glenda Brown (she/her)🌈 Patricia Codner C Jack- Caldeira John Klein

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Check out Halton Catholic DSB’s inspiring Mental Health & Well-being Champions video! Since 2022, this initiative has seen 50+ student leaders drive change in their schools. Their dedication to promoting MH & student leadership is truly commendable. #MentalHealthWeek Glenda Brown (she/her)🌈 C Jack- Caldeira

Getting compassion from others supports mental health & well-being in several ways involving calming effects & brain-based benefits. Our Catholic Social Teachings guide us to be kind & compassionate to one another #CompassionConnects #MentalHealthWeek Glenda Brown (she/her)🌈

As a caring adult, you can model healthy habits, validate students' experiences, and help students learn about and care for their mental health.
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Day #1 of the Wellness Fair is up and running! Mental health matters! Students are getting the opportunity to explore various stations as they learn about how to take care of their mental health and practice healthy coping strategies St. Mary Oakville HCDSB_CYCs

Today's focus for MHAW is Compassion for Self and Others. Students will engage in activities to help them practice self compassion as well as extend kindness to those around #CompassionConnects St. Mary Oakville HCDSB_CYCs

We are called to love! Thank you to the families and friends who joined us today St Gabriel as we turned compassion into action, one pack at a time! 🛍️ Each carefully packed with every day essentials for those in need! A symbol of love, hope and empathy! Halton Catholic DSB

Showing Compassion to others is particularly powerful for our mental health & well-being; improved mood, spike in happiness, cascades of kindness, catalyst for optimism & selfless satisfaction. #CompassionConnects #MentalHealthWeek Glenda Brown (she/her)🌈

ROCK is centering #CMHW2024 around KINDNESS! And now is the time to help make a kinder society that improves our mental health.

We're all familiar with the saying “It's better to give than receive”. What might surprise you is that this is actually backed up by research!

In Roots of Empathy, emotional literacy develops as children begin to identify and label the baby’s feelings, reflect on and understand their own feelings, then bridge to understand the feelings of others. Naming our feelings is such an important life skill, but even more…

This #MentalHealthWeek brings attention to our children’s Mental Health Crisis, and its serious impacts, including on learning.

“Children who are feeling sad, sick, and lonely are not receptive to learning”, noted by our Founder/President Mary Gordon.

Roots of Empathy fosters…

Sharing a cup of ‘Positivi-tea’ with our students and staff today as we begin #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

We love some POSITIVITEA🍋🥤

Thank you to Mrs. Raymond, CYC and Genni Butt for the special delivery. This made everyone smile, what a great Monday! Great start to a great week. ✨
St. Catherine HCDSB

Sneak peak of some of the activities at this week's Wellness Fair #mentalhealthmatters St. Mary Oakville