Drs. Nielsen and Fox worked with schools throughout the region to address student mental health. Communities of Practice (CoP) were developed and in the third training, Drs. Nielsen and Fox spoke to symptoms of stress and anxiety and the impact on learning. They explained the purpose of the Calm Moments Cards program and assisted in the development of plans for using Calm Moments Cards. This training was a private event. If you are interested in similar training for your school, please contact Sarah Nielsen at at [email protected].
Every Moment Counts is a mental health promotion initiative developed to help all children and youth become mental healthy in order to succeed in school, at home and in the community.
As described on their website, "The Calm Moments Cards program was specially developed, implemented and evaluated in 2014-2016 in order to build the capacity of diverse school personnel (teachers, related service providers, para-educators, and administrators) to recognize signs of stress and anxiety in students during 17 typical situational stressors (e.g. taking a test, completing a writing assignment, transitioning to another class) and apply evidence-based embedded strategies to help reduce stress and anxiety and enhance emotional well-being in order to improve school function.
Each of the 17 Calm Moments Cards includes easy-to-implement evidence-based strategies in the following areas:
