On Wednesday, April 21st, 1N5 delivered 29 Calm Boxes to the teachers and staff at Marr/Cook Elementary School. This was part of an ongoing partnership between 1N5 and Marr/Cook and their Wellness Warriors to promote teacher wellness at the school. The Marr/Cook Wellness Warriors also have a Be Well board to promote wellness to staff and educators through self-care, nutrition, …
1N5 Provides Mental Health 101 Training to Mercy Montessori
On Friday, April 23rd, 1N5 hosted a Mental Health 101 educational training session for the 7th-grade students at Mercy Montessori as part of a mental health education series with the school. During the course, students learned about different mental health disorders and important skills for maintaining mental wellness. This course was part of an ongoing partnership between 1N5 and Mercy Montessori. …
Make the Most of Every Day
Sometimes, we have bad days. Sometimes, we find ourselves in situations we’d rather not be experiencing. Sometimes, we’re just plain unlucky. Even when we have those tough days and experience those things we’d rather not experience, though, we can still make the most of it. Living in a global pandemic, the chances of having a bad day are pretty high. …
1N5 Attends XU Spring into Wellbeing Fair
On Wednesday, April 14th, 1N5 attended Xavier University’s Spring into Wellness fair from 11 AM – 2 PM. 1N5 had a booth at the event where students could access mental health and wellness resources, stress balls, bracelets, and other mental health-related goodies! The event was sponsored by Student Wellbeing Services and Xavier Wellbeing. Attendees were able to participate in activities …
1N5 Provides RECHARGE + RECONNECT Training to CPS Schools
This week, 1N5 provided RECHARGE + RECONNECT training for teachers and staff at Ethel M. Taylor Academy and Cincinnati Public School Resource Coordinators. On Monday, April 12th, approximately 50 teachers and staff from Ethel M. Taylor Academy participated in the training. On Wednesday, April 14th, 40 Resource Coordinators for CPS participated. Participants from both sessions discussed the benefits of music …
1N5 Presents Lap Around the Wellness Wheel at Art Academy
On Friday, April 9th, 1N5’s Sources of Strength trainer Erin Horn led a Lap Around the Sources of Strength Wellness Wheel for students at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Students discussed stressors and coping strategies to help with stress before taking a lap around the wellness wheel to learn strength-based strategies.
1N5 Offers Free Sources of Strength Program to Local Schools
Sources of Strength is a universal suicide prevention program designed to build socioeconomic protective influences around youth and reduce the likelihood that vulnerable youth and young adults will become suicidal. This program supports student wellbeing, strengthens youth-adult connections, enhances positive student coping behaviors, reduces the risk of suicide and violence, reduces bullying behavior, and increases school belonging and resilience. Thanks …
Find the Best Version of You
One of my favorite things about my journey of self-discovery and self-care is the process of finding the best version of myself. I’ve been writing this blog for about a year now, and as I continue writing, I continue learning more and more about who I am and what I need. I started writing this blog when I was fairly …
1N5 Presents on Healthy Friendships at Mercy Montessori
On Friday, March 26th, 1N5 presented on healthy friendships and social wellness to the 7th-grade students at Mercy Montessori. The presentation, which is part of an ongoing mental health education series at Mercy Montessori, focused on the importance of social wellness to overall mental health. The students learned what a healthy friendship looks like and were able to identify the …
1N5 Provides Lap Around the Wellness Wheel Training
On Wednesday, March 24th, 1N5 was invited to present a “Lap Around the Wellness Wheel” training at Cincinnati City Council candidate Meeka Owens’ Wellness Wednesday series. 1N5’s Sources of Strength certified trainers Erin Horn and Christine Browner provided the presentation. The Sources of Strength Wellness Wheel is designed to guide individuals through all aspects of building not only resilience, but …