Appalachian Counties
32 Ohio counties. 207,000 children. 187 school districts.
Appalachian Children Coalition
ACC’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of the Ohio Appalachian region’s children. Through collective advocacy and strategic investments, they aim for a future where every child has access to the care that they require at home, in school, and in their communities. Click on their website, learn more, and subscribe to their newsletter.
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Parent Guidance
Parent Guidance is a website that provides parent training, coaching, and has an “ask a therapist feature”. Parenting is hard. Get ideas and supportive information here.
Soar Studies
The State of Ohio Adversity and Resilience Study is a first-ever, multi-generational study that will uncover the biological, psychological and social patterns related to mental health. It will give create a playbook for understanding the causes and modifiable risk factors of mental illness, much like we already have for heart disease.
My Life is Worth Living
This is the first animated series for young people about mental health that models the human connection shown to be protective against suicide. The series tells stories of characters who face some of the most difficult issues that young people deal with and shows their evolution in the key decision: that life is worth living.
The Kids Mental Health Foundation
“We are creating a world where mental health is a vital part of every child’s upbringing—where children’s mental health is as important as their physical health, and where grown-ups have the skills to help kids face and manage life’s challenges.”
Eyes Up Appalachia
Eyes Up Appalachia serves the Appalachian Counties of Ohio in an effort to identify, alleviate and prevent human trafficking and those vulnerabilities that put someone at risk for it. We provide education and training, both general and tailored to specific audiences such as law enforcement, healthcare, youth-serving agencies and others that have a more focused need.
KindLand Values-In-Action
The Kindland movement is bringing together communities, businesses, organizations, and schools by recognizing and sharing the acts of kindness around us in an effort to inspire a ground swell of positivity and goodness. Kindland relies on the power of the people to do, recognize, report, and share the acts of kindness happening everyday. Free lesson plans and posters are available on their website. Use their app Just Be Kind to track your kindness progress.
Youth Aware of Mental Health
outh Aware of Mental health, also known as YAM, is a school-based program for young people ages 13 to 17, in which they learn about and explore the topic of mental health. YAM is an evidence-based program taking place in classrooms around the world. Students actively engage with the topic of mental health through role-play and student-led discussions.
