Mark your calendars for two of our Fall
Spotlight Presentations.
Dr. Elizabeth Englander, October 9, 2019@
7:00pm – MERMHS
Dr.
Englander is a professor of Psychology and Founder and Director of the MA
Aggression Reduction Center (MARC) at Bridgewater State University, a Center
which delivers anti-violence and anti-bullying programs, resources, and
research for the state of MA. She was named Most Valuable Educator of 2013 by
the Boston Red Sox because of her work in technological aggression and how it
interacts with peer abusiveness in general. As a school district, the
Manchester-Essex Regional School District is proud to work with the MA
Aggression Reduction Center (MARC) through student, faculty, and parent
trainings on social awareness and anti-bullying. In addition, MERSD
participates in Second Steps, YALE's RULER Social Emotional Training, and
MARC's student workshops focusing on anti-bullying curriculum development
programs.
Minding Your Mind, November 21, 2019@
7:00pm – MERMHS
Sponsored by meHUB & The Spaulding
Education Fund
Minding Your
Mind’s primary objective is to provide mental health education to adolescents,
teens, and young adults, as well as parents, teachers, and school
administrators. We strive to encourage conversations about these issues that
may be inspired by our presence yet continue long after our programs have taken
place. The programs we have developed meet a variety of needs, all of which
support our overall goal of reducing the stigma and destructive behaviors often
associated with mental health challenges. These efforts move away from
crisis-based response to prevention through contact-based education in a school
or community setting.
This
90-minute program opens with a Minding Your Mind clinician discussing the signs
and symptoms of the mental health issues most prevalent in adolescents through
young adulthood, and to know the difference from typical teenage behavior. The
Young Adult Speaker adds a real-life story that illustrates the information
from our clinician, transforming it all into relatable experiences.
