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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Brianna, Thank you so much for bringing this up! These are not programming ideas but a few resources to help think about ways to offer support for your teens:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The Arizona Teen Lifeline has
<a href="https://teenlifeline.org/back-to-school-anxiety-and-how-to-help-it/">pretty helpful quick and clear advice</a> for back-to-school anxiety, especially about using coping skills – anything fun to do! This is definitely a place where libraries can enter
into support teens – in providing space, activities, and trusted people in teen lives, you’re part of making sure teens can access their coping skills when they get stressed out. In Oregon, our version of Teen Lifeline is
<a href="https://www.theyouthline.org/">Youthline</a>, and it’s available anytime for Oregon teens – staffed at all times by adults, teens help staff it from 4-10pm daily. It is TOTALLY OKAY for teens who have concerns about back-to-school to use Youthline
for support – they are a teen crisis, support, and help line, and they believe no problem is too big or too small. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The National Alliance on Mental Illness also has some
<a href="https://www.nami.org/anxiety-disorders/tips-for-easing-back-to-school-anxiety/">
good suggestions for grownups</a> in teen’s lives about helping ease back-to-school anxiety. The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration just posted today about
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back to school resources</a>. Since it’s a federal page there’s a lot of stuff to comb through but may be useful with its broad overview of current teen mental health and a LOT of resources to dig through if there’s something more specific coming up. Lastly,
the Oregonian recently published a “<a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2024/04/where-to-find-youth-behavioral-health-resources-in-oregon.html">Where to Find Youth Behavioral Resources in Oregon</a>” that may be helpful – these are definitely for really
serious stuff and hopefully none of your teens will need any of these this fall, but it’s good to know they exist.
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brianna Sowinski via OYAN<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 22, 2024 9:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lisa Power <lisap@wccls.org>; oyan@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OYAN] Back to school anxiety<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Hi Lisa!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">A Walk and Talk program is a fantastic idea, thank you for sharing! I love that it would model healthy behavior, and walking with a group of teens would help make them, and the library more visible
in the community. Plus, I get to walk and talk with teens, win-win! I’m going to bring the idea to Teen Council and see what kind of response I get.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">I think if I start and end at the library it would work for my community, but that reminds me of a related question. I remember that some folks were planning Community Clean Up Walks for Summer
Reading this year; I’d love to hear how that worked for any of you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">I’m sorry you haven’t had many teens hanging out this summer. I mostly see the ones that live within walking or biking distance from the library, but we miss the after-school crowd.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Lisa Power <<a href="mailto:lisap@wccls.org">lisap@wccls.org</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 21, 2024 7:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brianna Sowinski <<a href="mailto:Brianna.Sowinski@northplains.gov">Brianna.Sowinski@northplains.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Back to school anxiety<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I haven’t had many teens hanging out this summer, which is a major bummer. They seem to breeze in to pick up holds and breeze right back out the door!
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To address this issue though, I can think of two ways to help teens work through their anxiety. One is peer support, and another is exercise, or nature. What is the possibility of doing something like a “Walk and Talk”? Teens and a staff member can get together,
and y ’all go for a walk while they talk through their anxieties, triggers, and ways to work through them. I’m not sure if there are policies about taking the teens away from the library, though. Just a brainstorm idea.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">It makes my heart hurt to see so much anxiety in teens today. It’s a great thing to have them feel safe enough to share with you! You’re doing great work, Brianna!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I’m interested to see what other folks come up with. Good topic. Thanks for bringing it up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brianna Sowinski via OYAN<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 21, 2024 6:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:oyan@omls.oregon.gov"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">oyan@omls.oregon.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OYAN] Back to school anxiety<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A lot of what they’re feeling seems to revolve around going back to school and all the anxiety that comes with it. Is anyone else noticing heightened back-to-school
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Do any of you have special back-to-school programs to help teens manage this stress and anxiety? Or maybe programs that focus on building confidence and social
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