Wellness Resources
For You, Your Family and Friends

Upcoming Events
  • The Cupertino Youth Activity Board (YAB) is partnering with the nonprofit Counseling and Support Service for Youth (CASSY) to host InfoTeeno: Mental Health--a new webinar series focused on mental health for both students and parents. On Monday, April 12 at 5:00 p.m. CASSY staff is leading an interactive presentation that will give students important coping skills to use during periods of high stress and anxiety. Parents are invited to join the journey on Tuesday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. where we will be addressing the stigma surrounding mental health and empowering attendees with knowledge on supporting students during their struggles. We hope to bring awareness to this crucial issue, address misconceptions, and expand the mental health toolkit of our community’s families. As an incentive, students who register and attend the Monday session will be automatically entered into a raffle to win a $20 milk-tea gift card. Participants can register for the sessions by visiting bit.ly/InfoteenoMH.
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  • My Digital Tat2, a local nonprofit dedicated to helping parents and schools promote thoughtful online behavior and technology use, will be hosting a two part parent webinar series for FUHSD. Raising Digitally Resilient Teens Parts 1 and 2 will take place from 6pm to 7:15pm on Wednesday, 4/21 and 4/28.The flyer with registration link and more information is below.
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Webinars On-Demand + Support Groups
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The How of Happiness
Available On-Demand: http://bit.ly/TheHowofHappinessOD

We all want our kids to be happy. But can teenagers managing academic and social pressures, not to mention hormones, during a pandemic find happiness? And is it possible to build habits that will support long-term happiness? Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., an expert on happiness and the author of three books on the subject including, The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want, will address this topic.

Stressed Teens and Parents
Available On-Demand: http://bit.ly/StressedTeensAndParents
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Stress is part of life, but too much is dangerous for both our physical and mental health. Unfortunately, we often don’t recognize stress in our kids and in ourselves. Watch the Stressed Teens and Parents webinar, featuring Dr. Lynette Danylchuk, an expert on the subject, will discuss how to recognize and mitigate stress and associated behaviors. Dr. Danylchuk will be joined by Monta Vista Principal Ben Claunitzer and Monta Vista School-based Therapist Richard Prinz, who will discuss Monta Vista’s work in supporting students; and Monta Vista parent, Jaya Rupanagunta, who will share her family’s story.


Available On-Demand:
Mental Health Issues For Teens including DBT and emotional crisis management
Recorded presentation by El Camino Health
from Parent Resource Network of FUHSD Foundation, February 8, 2021

Communication strategies you can use with your adolescent with a focus on validation
Recorded presentation by El Camino Health from Parent Resource Network of FUHSD Foundation
March 8, 2021.


Virtual Support Groups for Youth (Ages 12 to 25)
http://bit.ly/VirtualSupportGroupsARC
Videos, Books + Other Resources

Hope and Help for Anxiety Book
http://bit.ly/HopeHelpAnxiety

An Open Letter to my Anorexia Video
http://bit.ly/LetterToMyAnorexia
 
Brave Girl Eating*** Book
http://bit.ly/BraveGirlEating
 
FUHSD Mental Health Resources 
http://bit.ly/FUHSDWellnessResources 
 
***We are looking for recommendations on eating disorders in boys, which is a growing issue.  We will share this information once we have it. 
 

Do you experience trouble sleeping?

The Reducing Risk study is a UCSF clinical trial for an online sleep and mental health intervention for teenagers. Fill out the survey to find out if you’re eligible to participate: https://is.gd/reducingriskstudy. Participants will be compensated for their time. Email reducingrisk@ucsf.edu with any questions.