Rising Above the Chaos: A Teen's Guide to Taming Stress

Type:
  Learning Experience
Duration:
40 minutes
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Developed by:
Department of Mental Health School Based Community Access Point
Featuring:
Adan Rodriguez, LMFT
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Resilience School Mental Health

Overview

This presentation provides youth with information to identify stress, its effect on their daily life and health, and ways to manage it, including tips for building coping skills and resources.

  Keywords: adolescent, educator, mental health, school, school wellbeing, social emotional learning, stress, youth
  Public link for sharing: https://learn.wellbeing4la.org/detail?id=401153&k=1689359161  
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Learning objectives

  • Define stress
  • Understand the common sources of stress and the impacts of stress
  • Define coping skills
  • Describe stress busters to help support students
  • Identify coping strategies to manage stress
  • Understand available student mental health resources and how to access them

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