MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR ARTS EDUCATORS
The arts are a tool to address mental health in our classrooms and in our communities. We are diving into this important work through developing professional development that addresses trauma using the arts, providing community resources and bringing arts educators together on a regular basis. We strive to use the arts as a means to create awareness and healing on this topic.
Addressing Trauma through the Arts PD
In partnership with El Paso County Public Health, 20 educators have been convening the last 3 months to learn the effects of trauma on brain development and how the arts can help. They are sharing and creating their own arts strategies to be used to address trauma behaviors with the populations they serve. Educators are marrying our newfound knowledge about the science of the brain with arts concepts and will finalize an arts tool-kit that will be a resource for teachers, counselors, administrators, teaching artists, arts organizations, and community members.
To learn more about the toolkit, receive a copy and for future Addressing Trauma through the Arts courses, sign-up here.
Community Resources
Pikes Peak Rising 360 is a new online platform that helps you find resources for your wellbeing journey. You can find science-backed information in apps, podcasts, articles, videos and more!
COPPR has become a partner with UCCS Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience to help the initiative to train 25,000 GRIT coaches. Become a GRIT coach and be a resource for your community. The Greater Resilience Information Toolkit (GRIT) is a free online self-guided training.
