First Impressions Really Do Matter: The Importance of the First Weeks of School.

This is a special issue of the Behavior Brief, a newsletter designed to
disseminate important facts about behavior and behavior management in schools. This issue discusses the importance of supportive student/teacher interactions during the first weeks of the school year. Research supports that harmful first impressions can lead to detrimental student outcomes such as disengagement, a loss of self-efficacy, and withdrawal from instruction. Included within this resource are tips designed to help teachers avoid early mistakes and create a good first impression with lasting positive effects.

To find out more about this resource and download a copy, click here. This resource can be found on the For Families, For Professionals, and For Youth pages.

Managing Medication Side Effects: A Guide for Teens.

This is a practically designed pamphlet to aid teenagers in managing the side effects of their medications. It includes information on how commonly prescribed medications may make them feel, how they can cope and the benefits they will experience from their medications. It will also include some advice on the benefits of proper nutrition. This booklet also aims to help teens better understand why their medication is important as is their compliance, medication can help them at home, school and their daily lives. Better knowledge of medications can help them become better advocates for their own health and well-being.  Lastly, it aims to reduce the stigma associated with "mental health" by providing some simple statistics and facts of how common certain disorders really are and for the adolescent to realize that he or she is not alone.

To find out more about this resource and download a copy, click here. This resource can be found on the For Families, For Professionals, and For Youth pages.

How Teachers Can Help Me: Student Self Advocacy Booklet

In this student self advocacy booklet, students with mental and behavioral health disorders are able to check off a wide variety of strategies and accomodations that they feel will be beneficial to them while in school. When using this booklet, you may want to use only selected sections, depending on the settings the student finds challenging.

To find out more about this resource and download a copy, click here. This resource can be found on the For Families, For Professionals, and For Youth pages.