Creating Emotionally Safe Spaces in School and at Home: Responding to Signs of Mental Health Distress in Youth

This session will deepen caregivers’ understanding of how to create emotional safety, respond to the mental health needs of their children and explore common facts and myths about this topic. A presentation and conversation will be facilitated by experts in youth mental health who have first hand experience working in schools. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions, discuss real-world issues that have emerged during the pandemic and practice techniques to support themselves and their children.