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Skillfully Responding to People in Distress - Online - May 12, 9-1 Interactive online training to learn how to skillfully respond to and de-escalate emotional distress. Register here. Contact us for group booking of online training and courses for your agency/company. Click here. Preparing for whatever wave comes your way: Mental Health WeekBy Thomas Golka A recent study conducted by the Canadian Mental Health Association with researchers from the University of British Columbia, reported 48 per cent of people are feeling worried and anxious during Canada’s second spike in COVID cases. It’s normal to feel a wide range of emotions (even outside of a pandemic). We shouldn’t aim to be happy all the time. This week — May 3 – 9 — is Mental Health Week in Canada, let’s start getting in tune with our emotions… name it, don’t numb it. Full Story Exercising your emotions and finding help should you need itBy Fergus Allen High school can be challenging for some—even rough or hard. This makes it all the more important that students be equipped with the tools to seek help if they need it. “Highschoolers exist in such a pressure-cooker environment,” says Aayush Malhotra. “What I tell students is that it is a completely human thing to experience things such as depression, thoughts of suicide, and mental health struggles.” Aayush is a long-standing volunteer with the Crisis Centre of BC’s youth programming and regularly leads the Self Care for Mental Health workshop in high schools around the region. The aim of the game is de-stigmatization—talking openly about mental health and encouraging help-seeking behaviour. “It’s completely natural to have days where you’re off. And on those days, there should be nothing standing in your way of getting support,” he says. Full Story Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention
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Ms. GavelinWelcome to the world of scholarships and post secondary planning! I have been working with Valleyview students since 2005 as a Counsellor and their Scholarship liaison. I won't be able to tell you exactly what to apply for but I can give you direction on your journey through this part of high school. Archives
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