An Attitude of Gratitude | Caring/Coping/Connecting

Posted November 3, 2021

The newest edition of Caring/Coping/Connecting focuses on how we can all feel grateful by focusing on the positives in our[…]

November 2021 – An Attitude of Gratitude

View this newsletter as a PDF. These practices are supported by research and we encourage folks to give them a[…]

Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why – Guidance for Parents

Posted May 4, 2017

Frequently Asked Questions – 13 Reasons Why, provided by School Mental Health ASSIST – May 4, 2017

Netflix recently released the series 13 Reasons Why based on the popular young adult novel of the same name by Jay Asher. The series depicts the story of a high school student who dies by suicide, leaving behind 13 cassette recordings that share the events that she perceives led to her death. Series like this one can lead to misconceptions and misinformation about suicide, and possibly to the glorification of suicide.

For these reasons, mental health professionals, including the Waterloo Region District School Board’s mental health team, feel it is necessary to make you aware of this series. The WRDSB is providing the following tips, distributed by School Mental Health (SMH) ASSIST and National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to help with conversations you may have with your child:

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safeTALK training for WRDSB parents & guardians

Posted April 5, 2017

As part of our system goals to supporting student & staff wellness, we are pleased to offer more safeTALK training[…]

Supporting mental health initiatives with Bell Let’s Talk Day

Posted January 25, 2017

Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day and we are encouraging our entire WRDSB community to participate with us. Back in 2011,[…]

REMINDER: safeTALK training sessions for WRDSB parents & guardians

Posted January 19, 2017

As one of our operational goals to support student & staff wellness, we are pleased to offer safeTALK training for[…]

safeTALK training sessions for WRDSB parents & guardians

Posted December 7, 2016

As one of our operational goals to support student & staff wellness, we are pleased to offer safeTALK training for[…]

Additional safeTALK training sessions for WRDSB parents & guardians

Posted October 17, 2016

As part of our system goals to supporting student & staff wellness, we are pleased to offer safeTALK training for[…]

safeTALK training available for WRDSB parents & guardians

Posted September 23, 2016

As part of our system goals to supporting student & staff wellness, we are pleased to offer safeTALK training for[…]

Spots open for June 28 safeTALK training!

Posted June 24, 2016

Good news! We have spaces available for safeTALK training on June 28 at 6pm! This is our last training session[…]

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