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Anxious Nation: Understanding the Anxiety and Mental Health Crisis at the National and State Level October 18, 2023, 8:30am - 12:00 pm On October 18th, the NH Association of Special Education Administrators, the NH Association of School Psychologists and the NH Association of School Principals are gathering critical partners from across the state to look deeply into the anxiety and mental health crisis in New Hampshire and Nationwide. This will be a convening of educators, mental health professionals, policymakers, advocacy groups, parents, and others to view the movie Anxious Nation and participate in a facilitated discussion on implications for NH, addressing the crisis, and critical next steps. This event is not just a viewing of Anxious Nation. There will be an opportunity to dig deeper into understanding the wave of anxiety and mental health challenges that have hit NH’s children, youth, and their families. Most importantly, the intent is to leave the screening with potential action steps and what we can do as collective stakeholders to address the challenge. For school administrators registering for this event, it is strongly suggested that they come with a team from their educational community and include a mental health professional. 

Philadelphia ACE Survey What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) ? Sometimes called "the most significant public health survey that no one has ever heard of," due to the time it took to reach public awareness, a 1998 study done by Co-Principal Investigators Robert Anda, MD and Vince Felitti, MD for the CDC and Kaiser Premante, brought together 10 questions about childhood houshold experiences that they were finding indications that these experiences in childhood be linked with adult health and wellbeing. These 10 questions, called "ACEs" range from having a parent with mental illness, to witnessing domestic violence. The study's results were shocking and groundbreaking, as they identified a link between the frequency of these 10 ACEs and outcomes for adult health and mental well-being. Read more about the background on ACEs here. https://lnkd.in/gfXcvT2p

ACE’s and Social Determinants of Health are important to talk about for mental health and wellness

@SameiHuda A lot of 'ink' has been spilled on Adversity and its narrowing impact on executive control function and its true to say the affordance/pie ratios of same, veers very much toward biophysics/psychological self, often a de-socialised picture. Bessel Van der Kolk's early work on trauma did not suffer from the social deficit. Since the period of the Decade in the Brain, a move away from 'the fragmenting world of social' becomes really pronounced/exacerbated; a type of knowledge that is too reductive; partial/high altitude, and not as open as it ought to be. A social amnesia in knowledge. The 'faith' precursors of Decade of the Brain stem from the beginning of the Cognitive Revolution in the 1950s, where singular style autonomy, makes its presence felt, a picture dominant in varying social spheres, eg. early educative ideas; business theories; media/wider culture interfaces, marking out the terrain for how individual self/selves and domestic nuclei of family. Countries like Ireland&USA privilege Idealism were/are the outsized tales of One Size fits all. In other words, our broad brush stroke knowledge views social mobility/success in key signs of individualism' as emancipatory reward and forms of collectivism/solidarity as the Just Society. Adversity/suffering presents a significant counter punch to rose tinted view of cosy homesteads. For example, when we hear figures that 1,300 attacks on health workers were recorded in the first three months of this year, figures seen by RTE's This Week. (Cian McCormack RTE Sunday 28th May 2023). One might ask how have citizens become so dysregulated-unable to control their reactions and even impose torrential levels of abuse and anti-social behaviours on others. How have we arrived in this shameless space, where a moral/ethical sense of self-determination naturalises lashing out on others as freedom's right? One too many have traded in seductive ideas that shame and guilt as felt feelings are bad infinity; unwittingly, and perhaps wittingly responsible for de-sensitivity; what it means to be social, usurping underlying intuitions4 what makes us social, including our dark side; what takes possession of human processes. In my view, if we advocate for no shame/guilt, it seems to me, we can enable anything goes as automatic behaviours and reducing our appraisal competency for reflecting on our behaviours toward others. To conclude, 'Judgement-the ability to combine personal qualities with relevant knowledge/experience to form opinions and make decisions is the core of exemplary leadership' according to Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis Judgement is a uniquely worldly ability, 'allow us to reflect on our behavior and share these reflections with other people, which in turn enables us to reason why we do things&2exert some control over our automatic behaviors. As a result, we can learn cooperatively with others&create and value cultural artifacts, that survive the generations' Chris&Uta Frith

Philadelphia ACE Survey What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) ? Sometimes called "the most significant public health survey that no one has ever heard of," due to the time it took to reach public awareness, a 1998 study done by Co-Principal Investigators Robert Anda, MD and Vince Felitti, MD for the CDC and Kaiser Premante, brought together 10 questions about childhood houshold experiences that they were finding indications that these experiences in childhood be linked with adult health and wellbeing. These 10 questions, called "ACEs" range from having a parent with mental illness, to witnessing domestic violence. The study's results were shocking and groundbreaking, as they identified a link between the frequency of these 10 ACEs and outcomes for adult health and mental well-being. Read more about the background on ACEs here. https://lnkd.in/gfXcvT2p

2023 LEAP into Advocacy Virtual Summit Normalizing Mental Health: Shifting the Narrative from Stigma to Stability To manage the challenges associated with rare disease management, patients, parents, and caregivers report the need for mental health care for themselves and their families, but many go without these services. This session will discuss barriers to mental health care and how removing biases and understanding culture is critical to developing practical mental health solutions. Speakers: Sarita Edwards, MHA, Mental Health First Aid Instructor, CEO & President, E.WE Foundation Aditi Kantipuly, MD, MS, Research Collaborator, Rare Disease Diversity Coalition (RDDC) Fellow Ashley Perkins, PharmD, Educator, Mental Health Advocate, We Matter Too Michelle Fruhschien, Special Educator, Rare Parent Advocate Register https://buff.ly/42XKPLS

2023 LEAP into Advocacy Virtual Summit Normalizing Mental Health: Shifting the Narrative from Stigma to Stability To manage the challenges associated with rare disease management, patients, parents, and caregivers report the need for mental health care for themselves and their families, but many go without these services. This session will discuss barriers to mental health care and how removing biases and understanding culture is critical to developing practical mental health solutions. Speakers: Sarita Edwards, MHA, Mental Health First Aid Instructor, CEO & President, E.WE Foundation Aditi Kantipuly, MD, MS, Research Collaborator, Rare Disease Diversity Coalition (RDDC) Fellow Ashley Perkins, PharmD, Educator, Mental Health Advocate, We Matter Too Michelle Fruhschien, Special Educator, Rare Parent Advocate Register https://buff.ly/42XKPLS

Following World Mental Health Day, it’s crucial to acknowledge that our kids are not okay. Not only here in the United States, but globally. Around the world, the number of young people struggling with mental health disorders is increasing, and the majority are not getting the help they need. 𝐀𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞. That’s why the Child Mind Institute marked World Mental Health Day this past Tuesday by convening a panel featuring members of our Youth Council in conversation with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. These remarkable young people and visionary leaders came together to discuss the mental health challenges facing kids today, the causes of this crisis, and strategies that everyone — from kids themselves to world leaders — can use to help.⁣ ⁣ “𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘦. 𝘞𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴. 𝘚𝘰, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘮𝘢.” – Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff You can view a full recording of their discussion in the link below. Conversations like these go a long way toward sharing crucial knowledge and eradicating stigma, and we hope you’ll take the time to watch. We’re grateful to Mr. Emhoff, Dr. Murthy, and Alexis and Wyatt from our Youth Council for their candor and leadership, and to the United Nations International School for hosting the event. And at this critical moment in the field of children’s mental health, thanks also go to all of you for joining us in our mission to transform the lives of children and families who are struggling.

Tell Us: How Are Children and Families Doing, Really? For the last two years, we've collected valuable input from families about how things were going in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please take a few moments to complete our 3rd and final edition of this important survey. All families, parent, and caregivers with children - of any age - living at home are invited to participate. Our survey results are shared with SAMHSA and other mental health and substance use prevention leaders. Your voice and lived experience matter! https://ow.ly/Li2050QgBgK