Domestic Violence
Videos
Monsters in the Closet - Domestic Violence From a Child's View
“Monsters in the Closet” is a video that exemplifies what it is like for a child to live in a home with domestic violence.
The Effects of Exposure to Domestic Violence on Babies and Children
In the video, “The Effects of Exposure to Domestic Violence on Babies and Children” Judge Carroll J. Kelly and Judge Orlando Prescott reveal the negative impacts domestic violence can have on babies and children. It is further explained that children who are not directly witnessing domestic violence are still in danger and are effected behaviorally and cognitively by the domestic violence.
Sexual Assault
Cabrini Resources
Videos
Trauma
Reading Material
- Grit and Resilience Book List
- Trauma Book List
- Adolescent Book List to Build Resilience Grit and Determination
- Cooperative Learning Strategies to Support Social Emotional Learning
Videos
Recognizing Child Abuse During the Pandemic
Kevin Steele District Attorney of Montgomery County Pennsylvania, in collaboration with Leslie Slingsby, Executive Director of Mission Kids and Robert Duarte, Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth, provide tips for educators to recognize child abuse during a pandemic. Recognizing child abuse in a remote world could be difficult but it’s not impossible. Therefore, it is imperative for all educators to recognize the signs of abuse and neglect to fulfill their duties as mandated reporters.
Mental Health
Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
Adapted by Alissa Brown, Psy.D. from materials created by Minding Your Mind
Emotional wellness is a personal and subjective experience unique to each individual. These materials provide you with an opportunity to explore the signs and symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression, and to offer opportunities for reflection about yourselves and others. Most importantly, help is available when needed, and there are coping skills students can use to feel better.
Brief videos to get started:
Understanding Anxiety - https://vimeo.com/453326117/eab7ebe56b
Understanding Depression - https://vimeo.com/453329911/cffa6807a1
Minority Mental Health and Allyship
Building an Inclusive Community
Adapted by Alissa Brown, Psy.D. from materials created by Minding Your Mind
Ending stigma and cultivating an inclusive community means understanding and hearing from marginalized groups. This module is designed to raise awareness and validate the experiences of students of color and LGBTQ+ students, while underscoring the importance of and steps to promote allyship. This module focuses on the concepts of systemic injustice, intersectionality, identity, stereotypes, microaggressions, sources of support, and encourages us to consider our role in creating supportive spaces for everyone.
Check out this video conversation:
Minority Mental Health Panel - https://vimeo.com/453321096/782d5dc876
To clarify, around the 39-minute mark, Brooke misspoke when talking about being bisexual, and inadvertently said she's "bi-racial, and first realized it in the 9th grade." She was talking about realizing she was bisexual.
Adapted by Alissa Brown, Psy.D. from materials created by Minding Your Mind
Coping skills are the strategies you use when faced with stressful or problematic situations to help manage painful or difficult emotions. Sometimes we use coping strategies unconsciously. Our coping skills might be healthy or unhealthy. It is important to be aware of how you cope so that you can choose healthy coping strategies and build up your toolbox of skills.
This section provides guidance about positive vs. negative coping skills and different positive coping skills for different situations, such as emotional release, ways to self-soothe, distraction, and self-compassion. Understanding that all people face challenges and difficult emotions, this section also provides education about how to get through adversity and promote resilience through identifying, accessing, and supporting the tools, skills, and relationships one can use to overcome challenges.
Brief videos to get you started:
Coping Skills - https://vimeo.com/453346461/3ad7105308
Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions - https://vimeo.com/453342963/5b50098070
Coping as a Young Adult During the Pandemic
Thriving during uncertainty and change. Navigating the school year and COVID-19.
Adapted by Alissa Brown, Psy.D. from materials created by Minding Your Mind
Managing change and transition can bring a range of emotions, such as excitement, worry, fear, and uncertainty, which may be particularly stressful for students. These resources normalize those unique challenges facing young adults and provide education about specific coping skills best suited for navigating transitions and related current topics.
Video Panel Discussions with Young Adults Coping with Covid:
Young Adult Panel Discussion on Coping During Covid: https://vimeo.com/453341460/d9db88c226
Back to School During Covid: https://vimeo.com/458980169/82b13ffc2f