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Mental Health and Wellness

If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. 

The list below of Community Agencies may be helpful in acquiring the 
resources that parents and children may need. Please feel free to use any of these agencies listed. If you need further assistance, please contact Fernanda Carvalho at any time.

Staff and Family Yoga

Teachers doing Yoga seated
Teachers doing Yoga seated and stretching
Teachers doing Yoga on backs
Teachers doing Yoga standing
Teachers doing Yoga seated
Teachers doing Yoga seated
Board of Ed employees doing Yoga
Teachers doing Yoga standing
Board of Ed employees doing Yoga
Board of Ed employees doing Yoga seated
Teachers doing Yoga standing
Board of ed employees doing Yoga
Board of Ed employees doing Yoga
Teachers doing Yoga standing
Board of Ed employees doing yoga standing
Board of Ed employees doing yoga standing
Teachers doing yoga on back. One standing to help
Teachers doing yoga on back
Teachers doing yoga on hands and knees
Teachers doing yoga standing
Teachers doing yoga seated and on stomachs
Teachers doing yoga on stomachs
Teachers doing yoga sitting
Teachers doing yoga standing and stretching arms to sky
Teachers doing yoga with hands and feet on floor
Teachers doing yoga on stomachs
Teachers doing yoga standing and reaching to sky
Teachers doing yoga on stomachs
Teachers doing yoga stretching arms into air and seated
Teachers doing yoga standing
Teachers doing yoga and downward dog pose
Teachers doing yoga seated
Teachers doing yoga and stretching
Student and adult doing yoga seated
Students and adults doing yoga standing
Students and adults doing yoga standing
Students and adults doing yoga standing
Students and adults doing yoga seated
Student and adult doing yoga seated
Student and adult doing yoga seated
Student stretching
Student and adult doing yoga standing
Families doing yoga standing
Student doing yoga standing one leg off ground

"It's Okay to Not Be Okay"

In efforts to fight the stigma on mental health in our community, the Mount Vernon City School District has partnered with the City of Mount Vernon and Community Agencies. #MountVernonStandsTogether! As partners, we are RENEWING our commitment to ensure that we provide a healthy community where our students can learn, play, and reach their full potential.

Our first step is to openly promote conversations about the importance of mental health and wellness within our community. As the symbol of our partnership and devotion to fighting the stigma on mental health, lawn signs were created and are being distributed across our homes, the city, businesses and schools. The QR code leads to this Mental Health & Wellness Page, where we will provide information on upcoming wellness events, workshops for students, families, staff and community members, a variety of resources and support groups, and more!

Art Therapy

Students participated in an art therapy session on Saturday, January 28, 2023. The session began by a guided meditation, followed by a lesson on the effectiveness of using art to express emotions. This session included having students create their own mandalas (an inspirational and therapeutic design which represents the self and our emotions). Parents/guardians also joined which created an amazing bonding experience.

More sessions to come! Which will be targeted towards different age groups.

Students sitting in front of their art.
Student working on art.
Student working on art.
Student standing and holding up her art.
Students working on art therapy.
Student sitting in front of her art flashing a peace sign.
Students and parent at art therapy.
District Psychologist Fernanda Carvalho helping students with art therapy.
District Wide Psychologist - Fernanda Carvalho
Art Station
Student and mother sitting in front of their mandalas that they created.
Art Stations
Student sitting in front of her art.
Student working on art seated at a table.
Student sitting in front of art work.
Student holding up art work
Student holding up art piece
Middle school art therapy
Student holding up at therapy mask
Middle school art therapy
Student holding up art therapy mask
Student wearing mask made at art therapy
Students posing with masks they made at art therapy

CONTACT INFO

TBD
Districtwide Psychologist and Mental Health Coordinator
 

If you or someone you know needs support now, call of text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org
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