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Join Sources of Strength
Virtual Discovery Session
New to Sources of Strength or want to learn more? Sources is offering live, interactive, virtual sessions to help you gain a deeper understanding of our programs. If you like what you hear and are interested in becoming part of the Sources movement, email Katie Keiser for implementation support. Katie_keiser@1N5.org
Secondary Program session, October 22nd, 2024
2:00-3:15 PM ET Register Here
Elementary Program session, October 29th, 2024
2:00-3:15 PM ET Register Here
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Q.P.R. Training - Question. Persuade. Refer.
Q.P.R. is an emergency response framework for supporting someone in a mental health crisis. Participants learn how to question a person about suicide, persuade someone to get help, and refer someone to appropriate resources. It is designed to train teachers, caregivers, coaches, & anyone who is in a position to prevent suicide.
Register here to sign-up for a FREE virtual Q.P.R. Training and help us save lives!
October 9, 2024 - 11:30AM-1:00PM EST
October 23, 2024 - 4:00-5:30PM EST

Interested in bringing Q.P.R. to your staff or parents & caregivers?
Contact Sara Utecht (sara_utecht@1n5.org) and she will get back to you!
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Volunteer for 1N5!
We are always looking for people passionate about mental health to help our team share our mission. If you are interested in volunteering for 1N5, visit our website here and watch the video to learn more about our volunteer options. Then, complete the form, and we’ll get back to you!
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National Principals Month
October is National Principals Month! Show your appreciation by visiting principalsmonth.org to find ways to celebrate the amazing principals in your life. At 1N5, we are so grateful for our principals and their dedication to their students & families, faculty, and communities. Let's make this month special for those who have made a major impact!
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Mental Illness Awareness Week 2024
Mental Illness Awareness Week is October 6 – 12, and World Mental Health Day is October 10.
This year, the theme for Mental Illness Awareness Week and World Mental Health Day is “My Mental Health at Work.”
From October 6 – 12, NAMI will highlight how workplace cultures impact mental health. Their new resources offer employers practical tips on how to better support their staff. Meanwhile, employees can learn about the resources available to them and how to advocate for mental health support at work.
Download the toolkit here.
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Trusted Adult Training
Students often identify teachers, coaches, administrators, school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, paraprofessionals, cafeteria staff, bus drivers, or crossing guards as trusted adults in their lives. All educators and school staff, in fact, are in a wonderful position to be a trusted adult due to the frequent contact and rapport they develop with students - but what does it actually mean to be a trusted adult?
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1N5's newest workshop, Trusted Adult Training, is designed to educate adults on how to be a reliable and supportive figure for young people. This one-hour, interactive training focuses on what it means to be a trusted adult, discusses strategies for supporting youth mental health, introduces potential signs of a mental health challenge, and invites participants to practice their own self-care and boundary setting, including how to pull in additional resources in a crisis.
To learn more and to schedule a Trusted Adult Training for your school, please reach out to your 1N5 contact or email Programs@1N5.org.
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1N5 Resources Available!
English and Spanish Mental Health and Wellness Resources are available for free from 1N5. These include brochures, activity books, information cards, and posters. Please use the button below to see the available options and to place an order. There may be a small shipping fee for schools/organizations 20+ miles from our office (zip code 45208).
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1N5 and Mindpeace's Principal's Toolkit
This toolkit enables principals to disseminate wellness and brain health information to parents/caregivers and faculty. The toolkit is organized by topic and provides facts and statistics to help you learn more about brain health and begin educating yourself about mental health. Utilizing the various communication templates, you can share the information with parents/caregivers, students, and faculty through email or social media.
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988 Banners - Free!
The 988 Initiative is a non-profit organization working to create conversations around mental health and suicide prevention. The hope is that when people see the 988 number, they will ask questions and have discussions with those around them, not only about this number but also about the topics of mental health and suicide prevention.
Thanks to a generous donation from the Ben Kimble Foundation, schools may order a banner from the 988 Initiative at no cost while supplies last.
**One per school, please.**
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podcasts, articles, videos, and other resources that teach and inspire us... | |
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Mindwise's Behavioral Health Beat
The BH Beat is MindWise's free digital resource library. Click here to find a wealth of videos and informational PDFs that you can share, post online, and use to support yourself, students, co-workers, parents and caregivers, and communities.
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Suicide Prevention Resource Center
SPRC’s schools webpage lists resources, including a toolkit for responding to a student suicide death and information sheets for high school teachers and mental health providers.
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FindTreatment.Gov Now Available in Spanish
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has launched a Spanish-language version of its online treatment locator. Designed to serve Spanish-speaking communities, FindTreatment.gov/es offers confidential and anonymous access to a comprehensive list of certified substance use and mental health treatment facilities, certified community behavioral health clinics, opioid treatment programs, buprenorphine practitioners, and healthcare centers across the U.S.
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How Does Anxiety Affect Kids in School? - Child Mind Institute
Sometimes school anxiety is easy to identify — like when a child is feeling nervous before a test at school. Other times anxiety in the classroom can look like something else entirely — an upset stomach, disruptive or angry behavior, ADHD, or even a learning disorder. Click here to read more.
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Need Some Tunes?
1N5 has carefully curated a list of mental health-affirming songs to help set the tone in your classroom, car, or home. Click here to find a fun, uplifting, and positive playlist for both young people and adults. Scan the QR code to access the playlists via Apple or Spotify and dance your way into the 2024-2025 school year along with us!
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Our vision at 1N5 is for a community and world with mental wellness for all. We partner with local schools and universities to normalize mental health and break down the barriers preventing our youth from seeking help. Collaborating with administrators, counselors, and teachers on a needs assessment and climate survey, we create a customized long-term strategic plan for each school. We equip schools with the tools to implement mental health programming that becomes embedded into the school culture and impacts the entire school community.

For more information about the 1N5 School Partnership Program, including how to start a program relationship, please contact Sara Utecht, School Program Director, at sara_utecht@1n5.org.
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