Wellness Resources
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Bullying: What Parents, Teachers Can Do to Stop It
*Report form: Please fill this form out if you are getting bullied or harassed at WFBHS.
Depression
Eating Disorders
Grief and Loss
Mindfulness/Meditation: In this video, WFB middle school counselor, Jeff Treul, shares his knowledge and experience practicing mindfulness and meditation strategies and how it can help us with our social/emotional/physical health. He explains the many benefits of mindfulness, how it helps us feel better and healthier, and gives us simple ways of getting started.
Physical Health: This video by Dr. Ginsburg speaks on how physical health impacts resilience and how the emotion of disgust impacts well-being
Suicide Prevention
Self-Esteem
Self-Injurious Behaviors
Sleep
Sleep video with Dr. Louella Amos, M.D. Pediatric Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine (Children's Wisconsin). This is a short presentation for Whitefish Bay students and parents regarding the importance of sleep for adolescents.
Stress
Substance Abuse - Resources for getting treatment (local options listed) & levels of care
Suicide/Crisis Hotlines
If you or someone you know needs help you can call any of the hotline numbers listed 24 hours a day.
Don't suffer in silence or try to carry this burden for your friend/loved ones. Talk to someone you trust whether it is your counselor, teacher, administrator, family member or any other adult that you can trust.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Anyone in the United States can call or text 988 or use the chat function via www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org to access the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Milwaukee Crisis Line
1-414-257-7222
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
TREVOR Hotline 1-866-488-7386
The Trevor Project provides 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQ+ young people. Text, chat, or call anytime to reach a trained counselor.
Additional Resources
REDgen: A non-profit organization working to promote balance and resiliency in the lives of our local youth and families. Resources and service providers for therapists are also provided.
Rogers InHealth, a department of Rogers Behavioral System, has recognized the need to approach the challenges behind mental health. To do so, the organiztion created a series of short videos highlighting stories of recovery. Additionally, the videos feature strategies that youth, parents, and educators have found effective when dealing with mental health challenges.
Tips to manage stress: A few simple techniques for managing stress.
Understood.org: Gives parents resources if their child is struggling with learning and attention issues.
Virtual Calming Room: Life can be overwhelming. Sometimes it can be hard to figure out how to work through difficult times. The Virtual Calming Room was designed by the Wayzata School District in Minnesota to assist students in locating different strategies and tools for managing their emotions. The hope is these tools will provide helpful outlets and practices for when life gets tough.
Psychology of a Good Life - Yale Course:
Dr. Laurie Santos is a Professor of Psychology at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab podcast. Her course, Psychology of the Good Life—Yale’s most popular course in over 300 years—teaches how the science of psychology can provide important hints about how to make wiser choices and live a life that’s happier and more fulfilling. Learn from articles how you can lead a happier life.
*The District is not responsible for content that may be added to this website after the date this website is approved to be linked to the School District of Whitefish Bay website. Furthermore, the links are not intended as psychological interventions or a substitute for psychological treatment. The links serve as another resource available for students and families to access on a voluntary basis and are not part of the required curriculum.
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