The Southwest Wisconsin Rainbow Alliance is a dedicated group of individuals in the southwest Wisconsin area who support and advocate for LGBTQIA+ individuals. They promote a safe and welcoming Southwest Wisconsin through monthly support groups, public board meetings, and social engagement. All are welcome to join!
Category: Wellness
Supporting Child Well-Being Through Strengthening Social Connections and Relationships
Symptoms of emotional distress feel and look different for every youth. Having strong, positive, and consistent sources of social connection allows youth to talk about how they feel in a safe environment. Providing youth with positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can buffer symptoms of emotional distress. In general, PCEs include supportive relationships with adults and being socially connected with their peers, family, community and culture.
Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health – children.wi.gov
The Pandemic Will Affect Students’ Mental Health for Years to Come. How Schools Can Help
For the foreseeable future, educators will have to grapple with a host of additional challenges that will complicate students’ abilities to learn, such as increased anxiety, substance abuse, and hyperactivity—all symptoms of the trauma many students have lived through this past year.
Research on how children have responded to traumatic events shows that there are myriad ways kids will react—and those reactions may not always be obviously related to the pandemic.