March News Roundup
Your March edition of the Monthly News Roundup is here!
Check back each month for more behavioral health news you can use.
Featured Articles
Governor Newsom announces new funding through LA Rises to support youth mental health for LA firestorm survivors
● Governor Newsom and LA Rises, in partnership with the California Fire Foundation, are responding to LA firestorm survivors’ needs with $2.2 million in funding to support a UCLA Health program that provides stronger mental health support and healing.
● The UCLA Health’s Sound Body Sound Mind program will support the deployment of proven mental health interventions in communities impacted by the Eaton and Palisades fires.
● Thousands of children are still carrying the trauma of these firestorms.
● 33 schools impacted by the fires will receive comprehensive support through the program over the next two full school years, supporting an estimated 30,000 students.
11 Black History Facts That Sparked Big Conversations With Kids
● Slavery may have ended in 1865, but systemic racism continues to make surviving and thriving as a Black American difficult.
● Black History Month provided an opportunity to talk to your kids about the importance of equity and teach them about the Black figures who have contributed to music, technology, literature, and every other field in our culture.
● Black history shouldn’t be confined to February, and then forgotten. These history lessons can be taught and expanded upon all year long.
Psychologists are reimagining how society supports children
● Children and adolescents are growing up in a whirlwind of digital overload, climate anxiety, economic uncertainty, and social instability.
● In response, psychologists are leading a paradigm shift toward a preventive, whole-child approach that can better support the mental well-being of today’s youth.
● The approach includes regular screening for mental health risks in places where families already go, such as the pediatrician’s office, early childhood care centers, and schools.
Certified Wellness Coach Speaks at Governor’s Convening
Now, more than ever, California’s boys and young men need our support.
Nearly 1 in 4 young men report having no close friends.
Men are over 3x more likely to die from a drug overdose.
And in California, men die by suicide at 3.6x the rate of women, yet are far less likely to seek help.
These are just a few reasons why Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom convened national and state leaders in Sacramento on March 25. Their goal? To advance solutions for boys and young men.
A familiar face, Sacramento County Office of Education Certified Wellness Coach Jordan Coleman, spoke at the Governor’s event.
“During previous generations the ‘one size fits all’ method has been accepted but it hasn’t worked,” said Coleman. “We have the knowledge and data to clearly see that we are failing our young men. Our youth need leaders who are willing to hear them, understand them, and meet them where they are.”
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Celebrating Two Years of Certified Wellness Coaches in California
Two years ago in February, cawellnesscoach.org activated our “Get Certified” button for the very first time.
California was the first state in the nation to formally invest in a Certified Wellness Coach workforce to address the deficit in youth mental health opportunities head-on.
Today, over 4,000 Wellness Coaches have been certified. Thank you to every member of this new behavioral health workforce. You are increasing access to preventative care, and helping youth, families, and communities thrive!
January News Roundup
Looking for behavioral health news you can use? Look no further, your monthly CWC News Roundup is here!
We know that time is tight and the news cycle never stops, so every month we roundup and summarize stories that we think Certified Wellness Coaches (and anyone in the behavioral health workforce!) might be interested in. Click on each image in this post to read the full article, and come back next month for more.
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