Holicong Middle School

HOLICONG SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH and WELLNESS

Resource Page

Please see below for professional articles, Holicong & CB presentations, videos, and more resources...

CBSD Resources (resources and videos from Holicong, CBSD, CB Cares, and other resources)

• How to Take Care of Ourselves & Our Mental Health - Ms. Blankeburg created this video for all students, parents, and staff and is a means to share advice and the different resources available to all students, parents, and staff.  It was shown to students and staff in school and we encourage others to watch as well!
• Home - Safe2Say Something (safe2saypa.org) - Anonymous reporting system. Located on our website and reviewed in sessions for students and staff.
• Student Services/School Psychologist / SAP (cbsd.org) - Link to our Student Assistance Program Online Referral system
• Physically Active Play and Cognition - Article by Sattelmair and Ratey about the provides evidence that physical activity is healthy for students both physically and academically.

Anxiety, Stress, and Mental Health (provided by school, dis trict and outside sources)

• Dr. Dahlsgaard Website - Website for Katherine Dahlsgaard, clinical director of the Anxiety Behaviors Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania.
• What Parents Need to Know About Social Media and Anxiety - This article from Common Sense Media offers advice for parents regarding Social Media use of children.
• Anxiety Coping Strategies - Visual powepoint for students.
• NAMI Link - National Alliance on Mental Illness provides support and resources for parents, students, and educator
• Talking to Children About Tragedies - An article from healthychildren.org that offers advice to parents & caretakers for supporting children after a traumatic event has occurred.
• How to Talk to Children - This article from healthychildren.org attempts to provide advice and suggestions for parents in response to frequently asked questions by students and parents after a traumatic event.

Vaping Resources (provided by the Holicong Wellness Committee and other resources)

• Vaping & Nicotine Parent Presentation - 2021 Live video presentation from Mr. David Fialko for parents at event on 11/18/21
• Fialko - Vaping.Nicotene Presentation. 2021 - pdf of Mr. Fialko's presentation.
• 2019 Vaping & Electronic Devices Presentation - 2019 Presentation by David Fialko from the Council of Southeaster Pennsylvania to all Holicong students.
• Vaping at a Glance - Facts, Figures, and Resources regarding Vaping in a user-friendly format!
• Bucks County Vaping Prevention Toolkit - Resources to help parents - very informative!
• Dangers of Vaping CBS story - Story covered by CBS news about the danagers of vaping and and Juuls.
   

Suicide Awareness, Prevention, and Response

• https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
• https://namibuckspa.org/.   If you or somebody you know are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.  
• https://youtu.be/3BByqa7bhto - Thanks to Dr. Watters for sharing.  We are sharing with parents and will let you determine if appropriate to share with your students but includes honest "do's and don'ts" when talking about this topic.

• School Refusal and Kids - Article from Dr. Katherine Dahlsgaard for Philly.com.
• Interview with Dr. Christopher Kearney
• School Refusal in Children and Adolescents - Article by Dr. Wanda Fremont for American Family Physcian,
• School Refusal: Information for Educators - Article by Dr. Mary Wimmer for National Association of School Psychologists.

 Adolescence

• Developmental Characteristics of Young Adolescents - Article by Caskey and Anfara, Jr. for Association for Middle Level Education