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Work-Life Balance
There was a time when the boundaries between work and home were fairly clear. Today, however, work is likely to invade your personal life, and maintaining work-life balance is no simple task. Technology that enables constant connection to work can eat into time at...
Helping your Child Succeed in School
For children to be successful in school, parents must be actively engaged in their children’s learning. Many studies show that parents’ involvement in school is more important to their children’s academic success than the parents’ level of education or income. By...
Back-to-School Tips for Parents
Back-to-school time can be a hectic time for both you and the kiddos. These are some of our best back-to-school tips to help ensure this school year gets off to a great start! 1. Visit the school Walk or ride the route your child will take and make a note of school...
Support Student Mental Health
Going back to school can be an exciting time, but it can also be stressful, especially for students who may have experienced bullying, anxiety, depression or trauma. Now more than ever students are coping with intense experiences including school shootings, natural...
Practicing Gratitude – SupportLinc Resources
How often do you feel #thankful for what you have? Taking the time to feel and express #gratitude may improve your #emotionalwellbeing by helping you cope with #stress. SupportLinc’s Monthly Feature is Practicing Gratitude - watch a video and read the article to learn...
Resilience: Bouncing Back from Hard Times
We all learn something about ourselves in difficult times. For some, the lesson is reassuring: Even in the worst-case scenario — whether it’s losing a job in hard economic times, mourning the death of a loved one, or coping with a debilitating illness — certain people...
Practicing Gratitude
How often do you feel thankful for the good things in your life? Studies suggest that making a habit of noticing what’s going well in your life could have health benefits. Taking the time to feel gratitude may improve your emotional wellbeing by helping you cope with...
Emotional IQ
What is emotional intelligence? Emotional intelligence is the ability to cope with your own feelings as well as those of others. Self-control, zeal and persistence, compassion, and the ability to get along with people are the qualities that make someone emotionally...
Cultural Appropriation
Cultural appropriation is sometimes said to be ‘mis’-appropriation because it is the act of exploiting elements of a culture that are not one’s own. This can be controversial or offensive, especially when the aspects of a culture that are “borrowed” are not given...
Cultural Diversity & Mental Health
Cultural Diversity and Mental Health: Understanding the barriers to mental health access for minorities is important to breaking them down. Cultural competency helps honor the diverse and unique experiences of those from different backgrounds or with different...