Welcome to our blog series, where we delve into critical issues facing youth and families and explore solutions and resources provided by notMYkid. Expect insightful discussions and practical advice to empower families, foster healthier relationships and brighter futures.
Peer Coaching Models: A Closer Look
Are you struggling with finding the best way to coach your students? Or do you feel like you need to reconnect with your children? Here is your answer: peer coaching! Studies have shown that companies that strive for a strength-based culture and encourage employee...
The Power of Prevention: Benefits of Mental Health Workshops
Have you ever considered implementing workshops to create a positive mindset in your organization? According to the World Health Organization’s research in 2023, one in eight people globally is living with mental health conditions - exactly why preventive education is...
The Future of Healthcare: The Role of Integrated Behavioral Health Programs
As our understanding of health continues to evolve, the distinction between mental and physical health becomes increasingly blurred. This holistic view has paved the way for an integrated behavioral health program, which is transforming the landscape of healthcare by...
A Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the Right Mental Health Training Program
In today's fast-paced and often stressful world, the importance of mental health and well-being cannot be overstated. The demand for effective mental health training programs has risen sharply as more organizations recognize the need to provide their members with the...
5 Tips for Supporting Teen Mental Health
Blog is written by - Dawna Allington, Director of Peer Programs at notMYkid Lately, there has been an explosion of awareness of mental health. As parents, or as professionals who serve young people, we have had many conversations, read many articles, spread tips and...
How To Set Your Child Up for A Successful New School Year
Back-to-school time can be an exciting time for students and their families, but it can also be stressful and exhausting. Each transition comes with new information to learn, new names and faces to get to know, and new routines. The influx of change can lead to...
Holiday Self-Care for Parents: The Eight Dimensions of Wellness
Self-care is not selfish. Read that again: self-care is not selfish. As parents, our natural instinct is to put our kids first and ourselves somewhere after when it comes to making sure needs are met. We often sacrifice our own wellbeing and set aside even the most...
How to Help a Young Person Heal From Trauma
An empathetic and safe relationship with an educated adult can help a young person heal from trauma and regulate the effects of trauma on the brain. Whether you are a parent, teacher, counselor, prevention specialist or community member, there is a step-by-step process to help a young person calm and restore the autonomic nervous system.
The Simple Seven: Tips for Reducing Back-to-School Stress
Back to school time can be stressful for families. Fortunately, there are strategies that can reduce stress, and prepare us the new school year.
Guest Blog: Overcoming Anxiety and Worry
By Michael Klinkner - MSW, LCSW (Evolve Counseling) Worry can be really rough, and a lot of people experience it. Worry is centered on trying to control and change our circumstances so that we don’t have to be so afraid. Unfortunately, what people worry about are...