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Wellness Connection Council Fall Updates
Member Spotlight – Sophie Suh Congratulations to Sophie Suh, a dedicated member of our Wellness Connection Council who was recently featured on Noozhawk. Thank you for being an inspirational youth leader and mental health advocate! The school year is back in full swing, and so is the Wellness Connection Council! We as a council have been hard…
Read MoreBack to School with Mental Health Matters & Wellness Connection Council
The Mental Health Matters (MHM) Education Program has kicked off in local schools throughout Santa Barbara County. In the fall quarter alone, the MHM volunteer team will be teaching the 5-day MHM-6 in thirty-four (34) sixth grade classrooms and our MHM-HS curriculum in forty-one (41) high school health classes – well on our way to bring Mental…
Read MoreTay Days & End of Year Celebration
Last week, members of the Wellness Connection Council participated in TAY Days at the Capitol. This year’s three-day free virtual event theme was “Remember, Rebuild, Recover; Healing Through Generations.” The programming embodied this theme as youth participants centered their advocacy through artful expression, workshops/trainings, and panels around empowering and amplifying the voice of transitional age youth (TAY) across the State…
Read MoreMental Health Awareness Month
During fall 2020, members of the Mental Wellness Center’s Wellness Connection Council (WCC) launched a monthly blurb in our e-Newsletter. This blurb is written by the Council. May is Mental Health Awareness month, as well as the last month of the council for us at the Wellness Connection! We have taken this month to reflect…
Read MoreEmbrace Your Voice
The world can be LOUD, and with so many voices competing for attention, it is important to look inward and find your own voice. That is why during the month of April, the Wellness Connection Council’s campaign “Embrace Your Voice,” focused on exploring our own personal stories as a source of reflection, empowerment, and healing.…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Express Yourself
This month at WCC we focused on “Self-Expression” and how it relates to positive mental health. There are so many ways we consciously and unconsciously express ourselves everyday- from the way we dress, to how we speak, who we socialize with, what social media we follow, the activities we participate in, the art we make…
Read MoreHealthy Relationships Month
February is Healthy Relationships month for the Wellness Connection Council. In light with our theme, we have partnered with Christy Stillwell from What is LOVE and Bianca Orozco from STESA to learn more about what it means to have healthy friendships and romantic partnerships. We were astonished to learn that nearly half of all teens have experienced some degree…
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