1N5 Continues Trainings for Local School Staff

It was another very busy week for 1N5 training school staff to get them ready for school to resume. We started off the week working with Hamilton City Schools where we coordinated training for the entire staff of over 800 in topics of Mental Health: Normal Development/Adolescent Response to COVID,  Top Disorders/Symptoms, Referral Process, Mindfulness and De-Escalation Techniques. We held …

Local Schools + Students Prepare for the New Year with 1N5 Trainings

This was a very busy week of training for 1N5. We trained the staff of Taylor High school in QPR, held a day-long training for the entire staff of Hamilton City Schools, trained the staff of Wyoming City Schools, held a webinar about mindfulness and self-care for teachers, and had over 1000 people watch one of our State of Mind …

1N5 Hosts Virtual Youth Mental Health Innovation Challenge

Last weekend, over 30 students and community members joined together to participate in our virtual Youth Mental Health Innovation Challenge facilitated by Tom Merrill and Vishal Bhatia from ExperiencePoint. The virtual experience was interactive and collaborative, allowing students to work through the design thinking process to create an innovative solution to the prompt “How might we help students invest in …

Childhood Trauma in School

We tend to think of trauma as a result of a frightening and upsetting event. But many children experience trauma through ongoing exposure, throughout their early development, to abuse, neglect, homelessness, domestic violence or violence in their communities. And it’s clear that chronic trauma can cause serious problems with learning and behavior. Trauma is particularly challenging for educators to address …

Dr. Scott Talks #BlackMentalHealthAwareness

Dr. Angela M. Scott, Ph.D. and Staff Psychologist in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, is back this week in honor of #BlackMentalHealthAwarenessMonth to talk about African American mental health, and specifically mental health among African American youth. She notes the uptick in suicidality of African American adolescents over the past few …

Growing Up Black in America

Last Friday, Kyle Logan and Stu Holt took over our Instagram to hold a LIVE show on Growing Up Black in America. They had a powerful conversation on being black in the U.S., racism, and the toll it takes on mental health. They took questions from viewers, discussed race relations, talked about oppression and privilege, and discussed systemic issues across …