Parent Workshop
Helping parents identify signs of mental illness in their teens, connecting parents to mental health resources and assist them in accessing these resources and providing tips and strategies on how to have a conversation with their teen regarding mental health challenges.
Details:
This is an interactive presentation that also incorporates polls, lived experience storytelling, and group discussions facilitated by JCK staff/volunteers and school mental health professionals. The Parent Workshop aims to help parents get more comfortable helping their teen on their mental health journey, as well as providing them with a platform to discuss mental health challenges related to parenthood.
We achieve this by:
Helping parents identify signs of mental illness in their teens
Connecting parents to mental health resources and providing access to said resources
Providing tips and strategies on how to start and maintain productive and healthy conversations regarding mental health with their teen.
Giving parents an outline of what their child will experience in the Student Legends Program
Allowing John Tessitore’s mother Ellen to share her experience of being a parent of a child who struggled with OCD and depression, which provides the parents with hope, tools, strategies and resources to use in their own lives.
Tips, strategies and resources for parents on how to take care of their own mental health
