Upcoming Events

Please join MHANYS’ School Mental Health Resource and Training for a Family Roundtable Discussion. We will be discussing resources for parents/caregivers and families to help support the mental health of their children, how a child experiencing a mental health challenge impacts their parents/caregivers and family, and what parents/caregivers and families can do to support themselves and each other.

The Mental Health Association in NYS, Inc. (MHANYS) has released a new report to help schools support the emotional health needs of students, teachers, and staff. Supporting a Peaceful and Calm Educational Space (SPACES) was developed with funding from Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company and outlines six recommendations for creating “wellness spaces” in schools. Join us for a discussion with several NYS schools who are currently using wellness spaces as a way to help students develop and practice stress management skills. Our panel includes staff from Keene Central School District, Valley Central School District and Brooklyn Lab School.

Do you feel alert and happy today? Do you feel foggy and grumpy? Are you having trouble concentrating during the day? Your mood, ability to concentrate, and other aspects of your mental health are impacted by your sleep. Come learn why sleep is important to your mental health and how it may affect the mental health of your youth.

Come learn why sleep is important to your mental health and how it may affect the mental health of youth. We will discuss the signs and impacts of lack of sleep on students and discuss opportunities for educators to support and advocate for the improvement of mental health outcomes for their students.