Lehigh Valley's First-Ever Youth Mental Health Summit
A student's mental health and wellness is a critical factor in their academic and social success. To help students, faculty, and administrators alike better understand the importance of mental health, its impact, and how it can be better managed, Resilient Lehigh Valley, in collaboration with United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and student-founded suicide prevention organization, Aevidum, held the Lehigh Valley's first-ever Youth Mental Health Summit.
Resiliency in Action: A Testimonial by
Dr. Hasshan Batts
Dr. Hasshan Batts, director of Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley, discusses his experience with childhood trauma and the impact it can have on those living with it daily. 

Hear from Dr. Batts about his admiration for Resilient Lehigh Valley's work helping children build resiliency and overcoming trauma to lead healthier, more successful lives.
Holiday Stress
Join us for a Facebook LIVE discussion on managing stress during the holiday season featuring licensed Psychologist at the Center for Integrated Behavioral Health, Georgia Bomgardner.
She will review the following: 
  • Different types of stressors during the holidays that may arise, including family stress, financial stress, and mental health struggles.
  • Practical tools and coping skills to decrease holiday stress.
Compassion Resilience Training
for Health Care Leaders
To help support and guide mental health management and avoid burnout in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Resilient Lehigh Valley and United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley will host a training workshop for health care professionals, supervisors, department leads, and senior-level leaders on building compassion resilience in the workplace. 

Practicing compassion resiliency in health care environments can help to boost employee satisfaction, productivity, and morale as well as promote better patient outcomes. Join us for this training session for a better you, your staff, and your workplace.
Save the Date:
Handle With Care Lunch & Learn
Rob Reed from the PA Attorney General's Office will host a statewide lunch & learn to emphasize the importance of the Handle With Care program. 

Handle With Care bridges the gap between law enforcement and school to help inform academic staff and faculty that a student was exposed to a traumatic event. Without needing any specifics, a prepped school staff will in turn offer grace and space as their student deals with any emotional fallout.
Resources
Learn new trauma-informed care strategies and tools to help promote resiliency in schools, local youth organizations, and your community through the training courses below.
Resilient Lehigh Valley offers professional development training on trauma-informed care, trauma awareness, cultural competence, and racial trauma.
Be a champion for resilience! Join our coalition and action teams.
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