Mental Health in Schools
Reshaping Community Wellness is a groundbreaking, interactive training program offered both online and in person. As the first of its kind, it empowers school communities with practical tools to integrate mental wellness into their homes, schools, and neighborhoods. The program is culturally responsive and accessible to families in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Kreyol, ensuring that more communities can engage in meaningful conversations around healing, resilience, and social emotional well-being.
Building Stronger Families and Schools
Founding member Dr. Gayl Crump Swaby partners with CPLAN as a mental health expert as a facilitator for Reshaping Community Wellness, a program designed to empower parents, caregivers, school staff, and community members with practical tools for mental health and emotional well-being.
Through her work with CPLAN, Dr. Crump Swaby collaborates closely with schools and all school community members (including students, parents/caregivers, and school staff) working in cohorts to strengthen the culture and climate of each school. She leads interactive sessions focused on:
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Transforming conflicts into healthy, productive conversations
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Developing new perspectives on mental wellness and self-care
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Recognizing and breaking negative generational patterns rooted in childhood experiences
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Strengthening mental health support within families, schools, and communities
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Identifying mental health needs and connecting to appropriate resources for children and youth
By engaging entire school communities, Dr. Crump Swaby helps build environments that are supportive, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive. Her holistic approach ensures participants gain practical skills to foster emotional balance, healthy relationships, and resilience both at home and in school settings.
Reshaping Community Wellness Themes
Our 6 week course will help you learn strategies for promoting mental wellness in your home!
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Session 1 | Introduction to Mental Wellness
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Trust and Community Building
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Session 2: Beyond the Stigma
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Breaking down myths about mental healthcare
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Session 3: Beyond the Stigma, Part 2
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Session 4: Emotional Intelligence Part 1
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Increasing our knowledge about how to manage our own emotions and how we make others feel.
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Session 5: Emotional Intelligence Part II
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Increasing our knowledge about how to manage our community emotions and how we can create wellness beyond ourselves.
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Session 6: Reimagining our World
- Understanding Mental Health Resources Available and Shifting the way we think and feel about mental wellness within our homes and those around us.
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