Understanding Tween Mental Health: Building the Parent Toolkit
October 19, 2022 6:30-7:30 PM on Zoom To register for this event click here
October 19, 2022 6:30-7:30 PM on Zoom To register for this event click here
Tuesday, May 3rd, 7-8pm on Zoom
Learn how to support LGBTQ+ YouthWednesday, April 27th, 7-8pm on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81577946616
Please join the BHS PTSO for our next meeting on Thursday, December 9, at 7pm on Zoom. The Belmont Wellness Coalition will be presenting data highlights from the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The YRBS is given to students in grades 7 – 12, every two years. Shared highlights include data on rates of substance use, causes of stress, […]
Belmont Wellness Coalition will be presenting data on the Youth Risk Behavioral Survey at the upcoming School Committee Meeting on Tuesday, November 9th. Join to learn more about Belmont Middle and High School students’ experience of substance misuse, mental health, stress, and bullying as well as potential solutions. The Zoom link will be posted here.
There is no shortage of painful topics in the news, all around us. But many parents don’t know how to talk with their children about these concerning events. Will their children be traumatized? How much detail should they go into? Do you need to explain it, or just validate kids’ concerns? Can kids even understand such events? Join the Belmont […]
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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 […]
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 Belmont Wellness Coalition works to prevent and reduce youth substance misuse – and to promote healthy choices and positive decision-making – among Belmont youth, through evidence-based education and prevention efforts.
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