For our seventh episode, we talk with Elana Carnevale, Program Manager at Mindpeace. Mindpeace’s mission is to ensure that there is a seamless system of mental health care for children and adolescents that meets specific characteristics of quality, provides a continuum of care, has system connections, and is affordable. A focus is the improvement and expansion of school-based mental health services. One of Elana’s responsibilities is to oversee the MindPeace rooms at various Cincinnati schools. MindPeace rooms are used to help with de-escalation and provide a social-emotional learning environment where students can learn to self-regulate their bodies and emotions. We talk with Elana about how MindPeace rooms are utilized, what they teach students, and what the outcomes have been thus far. We hope you enjoy!
Websites:
1N5.org
MindPeace Cincinnati
MindPeace Rooms
CDC Stats on Mental Health
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Find 1N5 on social media:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/1N5.org.stopthestigma/
Instagram: @1n5.org.stopthestigma/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1N5_org
Find MindPeace on social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MindPeace-1525509704364664/
Instagram: @mindpeacecincinnati
Email: info@mindpeacecincinnati.com
National Resources:
You don’t have to be in a crisis to talk with someone.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1- 800-273-TALK (8255)
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741
The Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 mental health support via text message. Crisis Counselors bring texters “from a hot moment to a cool calm” using techniques in empathetic listening. Once they’ve built rapport and trust, explored the issues, and established the texter’s goal, they collaboratively problem-solve to help the texter come up with a plan to stay safe. Texting in will not appear on your bill if you have AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon as your cell phone carrier.