016: Addressing Adolescent Mental Health Needs in Schools with Dr. Kristin Eccleston

Episode Highlights:

• Creating a program for students who are not necessarily cognitively impacted or need special education services but thrive in smaller educational settings
• Cultivating a self-efficacy mindset among students with mental health needs
• Helping educators respond to mental health
• Connecting mental health and neurodiversity
• Differentiating between anxiety and stress
• Advocating for families and specifically for students impacted by mental health needs

Episode Resources:

• Connect with Kristin: Website, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube: Mental Health - MacGruder High School
• Child Mind Institute
• Johns Hopkins School of Education - Mind, Brain, and Teaching 
• Youth Mental Health Canada Resources (Workbooks & Guides)