Re.sil.ience: noun 1. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. The American Psychological Association (APA) suggests that connections, acceptance, hope, positivity, perspective, self-discovery, and self-care all play a part in building resilience. TAKE THE RESILIENCE PLEDGE WHAT RESILIENCE LOOKS LIKE My son fell out a window and fractured his skull when he was three. During his recovery, one refrain grounded me: children are resilient. I heard it from th

OUR DIGITAL WORLD’S IMPACT ON OUR YOUTH’S MENTAL WELL BEING It’s tough out there. We live in turbulent times and it’s evident by the fact that anxiety and depression among teens is at an all-time high. In fact, since 2011, there’s been a 59% increase in teens reporting depressive symptoms. Somewhere along the way, anxiety became the new normal. Why? Filmmaker and physician Delaney Ruston used a personal lens and professional eye to help us understand how and why our teens are

Raising Resilience wrapped up 2018/2019 with three successful programs that addressed key issues for Bainbridge Island parents and youth.

Clay Roberts took to the Bainbridge High School Commons on October 17th to a room of over 375 parents and community members eager to hear about the Social Emotional Learning movement happening in the Bainbridge Island School District. Thanks to the generosity of the Bainbridge Schools Foundation and the insight of the Bainbridge Island School District, Clay Roberts has been working with each school and every staff member to assist in implementing a movement that involves teac