The Mental Health Minute

April 15, 2024

From the CFISD Mental Health Intervention Team

Providing mental health information, resources and self-care tips!

National Minority Health Month 2024

April is National Minority Health Month! This annual observance builds awareness about the health disparities that persist among racial and ethnic minority and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations and encourages everyone to take action to end these inequities.

This year's theme, Be the Source for Better Health: Improving Health Outcomes Through Our Cultures, Communities, and Connections, is about understanding how the unique environments, cultures, histories, and circumstances (known as social determinants of health, or SDOH) of racial and ethnic minority and AI/AN populations impact their overall health. From U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

National Minority Health Month 2024

April is National Minority Health Month! This builds awareness about the health disparities that persist among racial & ethnic minority & American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations & encourages everyone to take action to end these inequities.

Prioritizing Minority Mental Health

The Office of Health Equity (OHE) Mission: Advance health equity and women's health issues across the nation through CDC's science and programs, and increase CDC's capacity to leverage its diverse workforce and engage stakeholders toward this end.

cdc.gov

National Minority Health Month

Learn more, access tools: NMHM amplifies NIMHD's efforts to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations nationwide.

nimhd.nih.gov

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave.

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National Stress Awareness Month

April is recognized as National Stress Awareness Month to bring attention to the negative impact of stress. Managing stress is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. Knowing how to manage stress can improve mental and physical well-being as well as minimize exacerbation of health-related issues.

hr.nih.gov

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an opportunity to update your knowledge about alcohol use disorder (AUD) and the adverse impact of alcohol misuse on health and society. Alcohol-related problems continue to take a heavy toll on individuals, families, and communities.

niaaa.nih.gov

7 Steps to Manage Stress and Build Resilience | Office of Research on Women's Health

As recent months have demonstrated, stress is unavoidable. Now more than ever, it's important to understand stress and how we can manage it.

orwh.od.nih.gov

77 Children's Books About Mental Health - Child Mind Institute

Explore our favorite children's books on everything from ADHD to trauma. Help your kids understand the emotional and learning challenges they may be experiencing.

childmind.org

History of Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 2024 marks the 23rd anniversary of NSVRC's Sexual Assault Awareness Month - but did you know we can trace its history even longer?

nsvrc.org

Child Abuse Prevention

April was first declared Child Abuse Prevention Month in 1983. Since then, April has been a time to acknowledge the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse.

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Teacher Tools for Student Mental Health | Crisis Text Line

Welcome teachers! Here is an opportunity to help support your students' mental health. We've created three unique toolkits to empower Elementary, Middle, and High School teachers like you to promote self-care practices for your students while destigmatizing and fostering a safe environment for open dialogue about mental health.

crisistextline.org

988 Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs About the Difference Between 988, 911 and 211 FAQs About How 988 Addresses Diverse Populations What is 988? The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, offers 24/7 call, text and chat access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing suicidal, substance use, and/or mental health crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress.

samhsa.gov

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Drug Free: Redefined

Drug Free: Redefined by Veronica Garza | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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