W2B2 Youth Wellness Collaborative, a partnership of Watertown, Waltham, Belmont, and Brookline Youth Coalitions, has created Social Media messaging which offers student-centered strategies for coping and stress. Follow us on Instagram for tips on how to #AddressTheStress! @W2B2YouthWellnessCollaborative and @BelmontWellnessCoalition
Please join the BHS PTSO together with the Belmont Wellness Coalition on Thursday, May 6 from 7:00 – 8:00 PM for a conversation about students and their well-being during this challenging year. The purpose of the meeting will be to: 1. see data and highlights from the recent Social-Emotional Learning student survey2. hear BHS students’ perspectives on: the SEL data […]
The Be Center is offering a parent coaching workshop to help parents get support while waiting for treatment to start or to enhance current treatment. Parents can get more information and register here. The training starts on April 29th, 2021 and is a 4 part for 1.25 hour each.
In partnership with the Belmont Public Library’s One Book One Belmont, and Friends of the Belmont Public Library, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network’s Belmont Wellness Coalition presents this panel discussion on trauma and resiliency in children. The past year has been marked by anxiety, loss, isolation, and fear as we grappled with a global health crisis, with systemic racism, […]
The Mental Health Stories on our Belmont Wellness Coalition Instagram account is a way for students and community members to share challenges and successes related to mental health. Our goal is to start a conversation on mental health, and how we are not alone and can learn from one another. We aim to share resources and coping skills for those […]
The Belmont Wellness Coalition hosts a monthly Parenting Group for Belmont parents to talk with each other about parenting teens and tweens. The group meets on the second Tuesday of the each month from 7-8pm (note: new time starting April 2021) on Zoom. New parents are always welcome! For more information and to sign up, contact Sophia at Sophia_Suarez-Friedman@WaysideYouth.org.
One Book One Belmont at the Belmont Public Library, along with other community organizations such as the Belmont Wellness Coalition, presents Better Through Books: Health Community Together. Learn more and register for events here.
The McLean School Consultation Service, in partnership with the Belmont Wellness Coalition, invites you to join a live webinar on Wednesday, March 3rd at 7:00 PM: Strategies for Supporting Teens: Build Your Tool Box This webinar will provide parents and caregivers with concrete strategies for supporting tweens and teens, including: What skills might help your teen manage stress and anxiety? How do you know what is typical teen behavior? How […]
Lisa Gibalerio reminds us that the pandemic isn’t over and that COVID-19 cases are rising in this COVID-19 PSA for the Belmont Media Center. As we go into winter and the holiday season, please do your part by wearing a mask, social distancing, washing your hands, and getting a flu shot.
Sometimes parents want to talk with each other about parenting teens and tweens. The Belmont Wellness Coalition is sponsoring a monthly Zoom meeting to help Belmont parents do just that. The new group will hold meetings on the second Tuesday of the Month, from 6-7 pm on Zoom. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 13. All parents […]
For info/questions, contact:
Lisa Gibalerio, MPH
Public Health Educator
Wayside Multi-Service Center
127 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: (617) 284-2649
lisa_gibalerio@waysideyouth.org