Featured Resources
Daily Reflection
Use this sheet to check in on yourself and reflect on the things that support your mental health and well-being each day.
Mindful Breathing with Bubbles
Taking a moment to focus on your breath can help reduce anxiety and improve your mindset. One great way to practice mindful breathing and slowing down your breath is through blowing bubbles. Try this exercise!
Gratitude Activity Sheet
A list of activities to get you and your family started on naming what you are thankful for. You can get as creative as you want with these or keep it simple.Additional Resources
How Do I Help My Teenage Daughter and Her Friends Have Guided Conversations About Suicide?
I overheard my teenage daughter and her friends talking about their favorite show and how one of the characters committed suicide. I was a little nervous overhearing this conversation and I want to help them have guided conversations around suicide, but I don't know where to start. How can teens talk about suicide with each other?
Creating a Crisis Safety Plan With Your Child
Are you a planner? As a parent or caregiver, what if there was a way to plan for more than just the monumental moments in life? However, there may be unforeseen moments throughout our children’s lives that lead up to these milestones, and we want to ensure that your child reaches these milestones safely. It is important to help your child develop a crisis safety plan for moments when life may feel a bit too heavy to handle on their own.
Suicide Prevention Tip: Coping with Stress
Help kids identify ways to cope with stress, relax, and practice resilience in the face of difficult events.
Suicide Prevention Tip: Connection
Connection is incredibly important for kids’ health and well-being. Help your child identify people in their lives they can look to for help.
How Do I Best Support My Child Who Is Grieving Their Friend Who Died by Suicide?
My teenage son's friend committed suicide and my son is having a really hard time. We haven’t talked together about suicide in the past, and I am not sure what approach to take to have these difficult conversations. How do I start the conversation and how do I best support him at this time?
Hope Notes
Our handout provides ready-to-use notes with inspirational sayings to share with others and to start spreading hope.
Back-to-school tips with Luke Spiegelhoff
As the new school year begins some kids are very excited and others might start to get anxious. Luke Spiegelhoff, Nexus-FACTS Clinical Director, provides tips on how you can help your child cope with anxiety.
Back-to-school tips with Brad Franklin
As families prepare for the new school year, tune in with Head Principal Brad Franklin at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School for tips on how to help kids adjust!