Sweetwater High School Counselors are committed to providing a comprehensive counseling and guidance program as a vehicle to assist students in acquiring and using life-long learning and self-managing skills. We are committed to implementing a proactive and preventative program which employs strategies to enhance student academic success, provide career awareness, develop employment readiness, encourage self-awareness, foster interpersonal communication skills and impart life success skills.
Be present.
Welcome back students. It’s time to re-focus and get back into the swing of things. Sometimes we are focused on our problems, what happened last week. But it's important to learn to enjoy where you are today, while you are on your way to where you're going.
Life is not always about the destination; it's about the journey, with all the bumps in the road, the disappointments, the things you don't understand. Too often we rush through the day, trying to force our way through the challenges and setbacks.
It's important to slow down and enjoy the journey. Focus on what you need to be doing now, maybe it's homework, maybe it's chores. Take it one day at a time and stay in the present.
Be Well Red Devils!
Visit our website for more info: www.suhicounseling.com
If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress, please call or text 988 to speak with a trained crisis counselor 24/7/365.
Are you in need of support? Call or text the Warm Line to speak to a counselor: 855-845-7415.
The peer-run warm line is a non-emergency resource for anyone seeking mental and emotional support.
The warm line is not an advice line but will empower callers to identify their own path forward and will offer support and increase the resiliency and self-advocacy of callers.
#LookWithin #BeWellRedDevils
Having safe, stable, and healthy home conditions sets the foundation for achieving and maintaining good mental health. For many people, not having a true “home base” to consistently return to can leave them feeling distressed, disconnected or isolated. Stable housing allows individuals to develop routines and connections to their local community which are beneficial for mental health.
Wherever you call “home,” it should give you feelings of comfort, support, and calmness. If not, there are things you can do to your space to help you be more productive, reach your goals, and improve your mental health.
This week, review Safe and Stable Housing Fact Sheet (en español) to learn how unstable housing may contribute to poor mental health and impact someone’s sense of psychological safety. The fact sheet includes guidance and suggested actions for those experiencing unstable housing, feeling unsafe, and/or navigating exposure to potential safety hazards.
In addition to stable housing, we are also impacted by the environment within our home. Clutter can be harmful to our mental state while tidiness can provide predictability and cut down on brain fatigue and anxiety.
Review this Healthy Home Environments Fact Sheet (en español) for tips on creating tidy spaces, making your bedroom sleep-friendly, creating comfort at home, checking air quality, and setting yourself up for success even when you’re feeling down.
Use the companion worksheet (en español) to get started shaping a home environment that will help your mental health! Mental Health America offers more articles and information regarding safe and stable housing and healthy home environments if you wish to dive deeper or know someone in need of more support.
This week, we also recognize CA Student Mental Health Awareness Week. With over 5.8 million public school students, we acknowledge the psychological and emotional well-being of our students is as important as their academic achievement. Share the SDCOE Teen Guide to Mental Health and Wellness in English and Spanish far and wide with your students!
This #MentalHealthMonth, Mental Health America invites you to #LookAroundLookWithin to learn about how your surroundings can impact mental health. Learn more: mhanational.org/may
Greetings Red Devils,
I hope this message finds you well. Please take a moment to read our wellness newsletter for the month of December. We have provided information, tips, and ideas on how to maintain healthy habits. Please don't hesitate to share this information with your family and friends.Please take a moment to read our wellness newsletter for the month of October. We have provided information, tips, and ideas on how to maintain healthy habits. Please don't hesitate to share this information with your family and friends.
Even though, our Be Well Red Devils newsletter will come from our counseling department, we are always open to collaborating with any group on campus who would like to contribute a wellness message, resource, or idea to the newsletter.
If you have a questions or would like to provide feedback in regard to our newsletter, please feel free to email me at marco.garcia@sweetwaterschools.org.
Be Well Red Devils!
Click below to access the newsletter for October:
tinyurl.com/OctBWR
Click below to access the newsletter for September:
tinyurl.com/SeptBWR
Greetings Red Devils,
The counseling department has decided to take a slightly different approach this year when it comes to sharing health and wellness information. In years past the SUHi community received a weekly Wellness Wednesday message that was sent to all students, parents and staff. This year the counseling department will instead send out a monthly newsletter that will contain an array of information, resources, links, pictures, advice, etc. that is all related to health and wellness.
