Gale Helps North Bend School District Bring Mental Health and Wellness Resources to Students

District Invests in Digital Social and Emotional Knowing Resources to Support Youth Mental Health and Wellness

” When I first became aware of Camerons Collection, it resonated with me due to the fact that I was that teenager who wouldnt have actually looked for a counselor,” states Laurie Nordahl, curator at North Bend High School. “I wouldnt have actually opened to an employee or taken a book with a mental health problem topic to the library desk to take a look at– I understand there are students much like me, and I wanted resources for them.”

Providing psychological health and wellness resources through Gale supports the districts objective to attend to the health and safety of students by increasing social-emotional, behavioral and psychological health assistance.

” The real gotta-have-it-right-now moment came when we lost a student to suicide,” Nordahl stated. “It devastated our school community, and after the initial surge of support, some students were still processing. If a trainee was up in the middle of the night thinking about these things, I desired them to have access to these quality, vetted resources.”

With additional pressure being put on trainees due to the other and pandemic stress factors, Gale, a Cengage business, is helping the North Bend School District 13 (NBSD) assistance psychological health and health. Found in North Bend, Oregon, the district is using Camerons Collection and Camerons Camp for Wellness on the Gale eBooks platform to help trainees much better understand their psychological health and provide assistance to reinforce their social and psychological learning (SEL) skills.

Nationally, one out of five teenagers experience psychological health challenges, and more than 75% do not look for aid [i] With COVID-19 and other stress factors affecting students every day, its important that they are equipped to navigate emotions in a healthy method.

More than 4,000 trainees can independently and anonymously access the digital collections from the districts library website, 24/7 from any location or device. School personnel, consisting of counselors, can likewise access the resources to assist students and their relative.

NBSDs Gale eBooks collections consist of:

Camerons Camp for Wellness: More than 100 eBooks provide targeted assistance on sensitive problems for K-5 trainees, teachers and counselors with topics on handling feelings, teamwork, problem-solving, family concerns, remaining favorable, being safe and far more. The core structure of this collection is helping students recognize and manage emotions, social skills and security.

” Were motivated by teachers like Nordahl who work tirelessly to offer important resources to their students,” said Paul Gazzolo, senior vice president and basic supervisor at Gale. “While it isnt a replacement for an expert, Camerons Collection provides necessary material to support the psychological health of students who arent prepared to look for in-person help or want personal privacy while they explore.”

” The huge thing for me is letting kids understand that theyre not alone,” Nordahl described. “I have actually constantly attempted to make the library not just a warm, inviting location, but the location students can get the answer and assist for anything– I seem like Camerons Collection fits right into this philosophy.”

Camerons Collection: This collection focuses on assisting trainees handle daily stress factors and remain in the present moment. More than 90 digital titles span a large range of topics including: ADD, ADHD, alcohol, anorexia, anxiety, bulimia, caregiving, cutting, depression, divorce, drugs, eating conditions, homelessness, OCD, tension, self-injury and suicide. Developed in collaboration with the Cameron K. Gallagher (CKG) Foundation, this collection intends to motivate students impacted by mental health problem to look for aid.

To learn more, visit Gales SEL webpage.

Find out more about North Bend School Districts success with Camerons Collection and how they secured funding for the collections.

The collections were developed in honor of Cameron Gallagher, a gifted and bright girl fighting depression and stress and anxiety whose dream was to raise awareness and avoid the unnecessary suffering from stigma. At the age of 16, she unexpectedly passed away from an undiagnosed heart disease after crossing the surface line of a half marathon, an objective she set which helped her cope. Wind, in cooperation with the CKG Foundation, developed Camerons Collection to guarantee schools are equipped with instructional resources to help having a hard time teenagers.

About Cengage and Gale

Cengage, an education innovation company serving millions of learners in 165 nations, advances the way students learn through quality, digital experiences. Wind, a Cengage business, believes in the power and pleasure of knowing. For schools, the company assists drive favorable results by providing important, curriculum-aligned material that empowers educators to fix curriculum obstacles and fulfill students where they are.

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Cengage, an education innovation company serving millions of learners in 165 countries, advances the method students discover through quality, digital experiences. For schools, the company assists drive positive results by supplying important, curriculum-aligned material that empowers educators to resolve curriculum difficulties and meet students where they are.

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” The genuine gotta-have-it-right-now minute came when we lost a trainee to suicide,” Nordahl stated. “It devastated our school community, and after the preliminary surge of assistance, some students were still processing. If a student was up in the middle of the night thinking about these things, I desired them to have access to these quality, vetted resources.”

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