Tag Archives: depression

There is no health… without mental health

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Jeff Hollingsworth

Part of my role as a Mental Health Liaison Nurse is to help students recognize and deal with stress. Once we’ve recognized they’re under stress, we try to figure out where it comes from. Sometimes, we trace it right back … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged anxiety, children, depression, emotional health, families, halton region, Mental Health, parents, school, school health, Services, stress | Comments Off

How to Cope: A Personal Story about Bullying

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Halton Guest Blogger

(This is our 4th post in our blog series on bullying.) The following post is written by a 17 year-old student from one of the local high schools in Halton Region. The Halton Parents team is honoured to share this post with our readers and we … Continue reading →

Posted in Children & Tweens, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Keeping Your Child/Tween Safe, Keeping Your Teen Safe, Parenting, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Teens | Tagged bullied, bully, Bullying, depression, Mental Health, overcome, personal story, school, school health, special needs, student, teens, victim, what it's like, what to do | 3 Comments

The Age of Cyberbullying

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Monique Leparskas

(This post is the first in our 5-part series about bullying.) I just spent a day recently at one of my schools talking with students about bullying. These teens have heard anti-bullying messages since grade school, but they say that … Continue reading →