How to Support Resilience

Type:
  Video
Duration:
3 minutes
Presented by:
UCLA Child & Youth Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
Developed by:
Nathanson Family Resilience Center and Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Series:
Introduction to Stress and Resilience
Relevant categories:
Education Resilience School Mental Health
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Overview

Despite safe, stable, nurturing relationships being one of the most protective factors for children, only one-third of children in US schools believe there is a caring adult who can support them. Watch this video to learn more about how schools can support resilience and emotional wellbeing.

  Keywords: child, healing, stress, support
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