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Let's Talk About It April 7, 2022 - Teens Mental Health Pandemic Resiliency - The Coalition for Student Wellness at Southwest High School

Teens were disconnected from their usual social life connections at school and with friends. They had to learn new ways to deal with mental health issues during the pandemic especially with the isolation that the pandemic brought to everyone. Their stories reflect their struggles as well as their growth and success in managing the challenge of the pandemic that affected nearly two years of their high school experience.

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Let's Talk About It April 14, 2022 - Mental Health First Aid - Marie Arroyo, LMFT Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist Program Supervisor Adult and Older Adult Services Calexico Anxiety & Depression

The Mental Health First Aid program is an interactive training that introduces participants, 16 years of age and over, to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems. This training, offered to the public by Imperial County Behavioral Health now resuming after pandemic restrictions, builds understanding of the impact of mental health concerns and outlines common treatments. Mental health awareness can build safer and healthier communities.

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Let's Talk About It April 21, 2022 - Directing Change - Southwest High School Community Health Workers

Directing Change is a statewide video completion among high school students in which students participate by creating videos that talk about mental health. Submission categories include Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Matters, and Through the Lens of Culture with the goal of reducing the stigma that surrounds mental health. Southwest High School students created several submissions that will be shown at a community wide premier on April 26th at Southwest High. We talk to the teams that created these videos and they share their stories. Join us here and then at Southwest High School on April 26th to celebrate these youth efforts

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Let's Talk About It April 28, 2022 - Applied Suicide Intervention Skill Training (ASIST) - Dalia Pesqueira, LMFT Licensed Marriage And Family Therapist Behavioral Health Manager Youth & Young Adults Services

This workshop is for caregivers who want to feel more comfortable, confident and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Over one million caregivers have participated in this two-day, highly interactive, practical and practice-oriented workshop. The Behavioral Health Department has utilized ASIST training for suicide intervention for over 20 years. Now available to our schools and our community members, ASIST contributes to a suicide safer community.

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January 6, 2022 - Healthy Youth Relationships During a Pandemic - Andrea Platero, APCC Associate Professional Clinical Counselor Mental Health Counselor Youth and Young Adults, El Centro

Adolescence contains a number of life challenges, possibly including the beginnings of romantic relationships, career choices, and adult independence steps and stages. Join therapist Andrea Platero, as we focus on the modern context of young love, including social media and the impact of the pandemic. We consider common concerns and share helpful strategies in supporting youth through their first romantic relationships.

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January 13, 2022 - Self-harming Behaviors In Youth and Young Adults - Maricruz Bermudez, LFMT Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Supervising Therapist Youth and Young Adult Services

Hurting yourself on purpose is self-harm. The thoughts, or actually hurting yourself, are a sign of emotional distress. With the pandemic and the particular stress on youth and young adults, the risks of self-harming behaviors have probably never been more pronounced. Please join us as therapist Maricruz Bermudez talks more in depth about the signs and symptoms and the different interventions and help that is available for young people that are experiencing self-harm.

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January 20, 2022 - Bullying Among Adolescents - Maria Arredondo-Coronel, AMFT Associate Marriage & Family Therapist Mental Health Counselor Youth and Young Adults-El Centro

Bullying is defined by stopbullying.org as unwanted, aggressive behavior among two people or more that involves a real or perceived power imbalance, repeated behavior, or has the potential to be repeated over time. Both the bullied and those who bully other may have serious lasting problems. Join as Mental Health Counselor, Maria Arredondo Coronel talks more in depth about this important subject, how to identify through risk signs, how to stop bullying, and how to support healing.

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January 27, 2022 - Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Daphna Peterson, LCSW DBT Therapist Christopher Conley, MSW, RSW DBT Clinician Portland DBT Institute

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides clients with new set of skills to manage painful emotions and decrease conflict in relationships. This therapy focused on four areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT is an evidenced-based treatment program incorporating individual therapy, group therapy, and a therapist consultation team. This comprehensive approach is a new addition to the stable of evidence-based practices embraced by Behavioral Health, join us to hear more.

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February 3, 2022 - Compassion Fatigue - Viviana Trejo, AMFT Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

Compassion fatigue describes the physical, emotional, and psychological impact of helping others-often through experiences of stress or trauma. The pandemic, partially through separating people in the helping professions, shined a spotlight on compassion fatigue and the need to support helping professions. Join us as Mental Health Counselor, Viviana Trejo, comes on the show and talks about signs, symptoms and different ways to help with compassion fatigue.

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