Information Session: Supporting Your Child's Mental Health in Today's World
- What
- Information Session: Supporting Your Child's Mental Health in Today's World
- When
- 11/18/2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Where
- Whispering Ridge Community School - 10320 149 Avenue, Grande Prairie
Learn how to navigate key issues such as:
- Understanding what’s “normal” in youth mood and development
- The impact of screen time on mental well-being
- Recognizing the difference between typical emotional changes and common mental health problems and disorders
- Stress, how it affects children and ways to help them manage it
- Using the right language when talking to your child about mental health
- Discover how to open up conversations that encourage your child to feel heard and supported.
Andrew Baxter has over 20 years of experience in school-based and community mental health. With Alberta Health Services, he provided direct treatment to K-12 students and consulted with their families and teachers. As Team Lead for mentalhealthliteracy.org and the Alberta Mental Health Literacy Project, Andrew has promoted mental health literacy to students, educators, parents, and professionals provincially, nationally, and internationally.
Please pre-register for childcare by clicking the link below: