“Why do you do what you do?” Kathleen McNamara posed this question to a room full of educators, school administrators, clinicians, social workers, and mental health professionals on the opening day of the Tier 2 Collaborative Problem Solving Training with Think:Kids. While some people may take jobs because of the salary or the prestige, the…
Around the country, students have been returning to school from spring break, an important opportunity to recharge before the final push to the end of the year. For students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, this chance to rest, connect with friends outside of school, and spend time with family was particularly needed after the…
Wondering how to talk about the election with kids? Our friends The Meeting House published a helpful interview with Scott Baytosh, Head of Alexandria Country Day School who has some tips for creating dialogue with kids. Reassure kids they are safe and emphasize democratic values: What Do We Tell the Children? Keep the conversation open…
Now that the springtime is here in the Northern Hemisphere, it feels a bit like everyone has came out of their hibernation and started moving at full speed! This past week was a particularly busy one for me and my staff at the Flawless Foundation; while it was a rewarding and productive time with four…
On April 9 we will be live at the Oregon Council of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry’s 6th Annual Oregon Children’s Mental Health Conference in Portland, OR! Follow along on Twitter with the hashtag #OCCAP and on our feed @flawlessgrats!
Friday morning, after I dropped my son off at school, I had a phone meeting with one of my favorite colleagues, mental health advocate Gina Nikkel of the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care. Suddenly, there was a loud crash; I abruptly ended the call. A car had rear-ended me. I was okay, and…
“I am strong, I am bold… my own power, I can hold.” — Bent on Learning Student Mantra In keeping with our series inspired by the Kennedy Forum’s Mental Health State of the Union, this week we focus on prevention. Recently, we attended a gala to benefit Bent on Learning, a nonprofit that brings yoga…
As we approach the National Day of Unplugging on March 4, it’s that time of year to talk about social media. Last year, at this time, I was working closely with The Meeting House, a pioneer organization in social and emotional learning based in New York City, preparing to speak at their symposium on social…
This week we head to the Emotion Revolution Summit at Yale where the Flawless Foundation is proud to be one of the sponsors of an important collaboration between the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. The Emotion Revolution is a groundbreaking movement that aims to change the climate in…
What this world needs is a new kind of army – an army of the kind! -Cleveland Amory It is October 2015. And, as of last Thursday, October 1, there have been a total of 45 school shootings in the U.S. this year. We see this news, but we no longer feel it; we mourn…