Warrior Wellness
An online resource for the Watchung Hills community to access information, activities, and support related to Wellness.
Directed by the Wellness Committee, Warrior Wellness provides a comprehensive effort to the Watchung Hills community with the resources to enhance the social and emotional wellness of all students. This initiative strives to maximize student development in four key areas:
- Intellectual Wellness
- Emotional Wellness
- Social Wellness
- Physical Wellness
Articles
Information and resources on vaping, juuling, smoking.
Learn the facts about this new epidemic among young people.
- How Tobacco Companies are luring kids with candy flavored e-cigarettes and cigars.
- What Pediatricians and Families need to know.
- It happens in minutes.
More Information and Resorces on Different Topics Affecting Students.
- Learning to Be Kind to Yourself
- Explanations and Strategies for All Three
- How to help children manage the thoughts that drive perfectionism.
- How to help a teenager deal with anxiety.
- What would happen if you took everyone who is addicted to heroin in New Jersey and sent them to live in one place?
Advice for Parents in the Age of Social Media
- The Silent Tragedy affecting today's children and what to do with it.
Underage Drinking: Realstic Ways to Talk About Alcohol with Teens
- 5 Ways to Talk About it Realistically
- The Early Childhood, Parenting and Professional Resource Center
CarePlus
CarePlus offers a school-based therapeutic program that offer psycho-education, skill-building, and therapy in a non-stigmatizing school environment.
More Information about the CarePlus school based program
If you have any questions on how to get linked with CarePlus, please see a School Counselor, Student Assistance Counselor or Case Manager.
WHRHS continues to partner with CarePlus to provide a school-based therapeutic program to students and families. The program, delivered by a licensed clinician, provides social and emotional support, skill-building, and therapy in a non-stigmatizing school environment. During the 2020-2021, CarePlus will also provide four parent engagement events in collaboration with the district's SEL initiatives.
If you are interested in learning more about WHRHS's CarePlus program please watch this BTSN video created by Clinician, Mrs. Maggie Panageas.
Events
Talk Saves Lives Spanish:
Hablar Salva Vidas
January 21, 7pm
https://md-de-tslspanish-01.attendease.com/
Talk Saves Lives:
An introduction to Suicide Prevention
February 2, 7pm
https://tsl2221.attendease.com/
More Than Sad For Parents of Teens
January 26, 7pm
https://morethansad126.attendease.com/
It’s Real: College Students and Mental Health
February 9, 4:30pm
https://itsreal2921.attendease.com/
Join AFSP NJ in creating a culture that is smart about mental health!
Register for one of our programs today!
For questions contact:
Michelle Vorpahl, Associate Area Director
Mvorpahl@afsp.org
News
Resources
SCHOOL RESOURCES
STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Student Assistance Counselors (SAC’s) provide confidential in-school support to students who are struggling with issues that negatively impact school performance. The SAC works with students to develop healthy coping skills, reduce risk factors, and make positive lifestyle choices. Services include assessment, crisis intervention, psycho-education, short-term counseling and referrals to community resources. Students are encouraged to utilize these services for concerns about themselves or others.
Students can seek assistance on their own or be referred by any member of our school community. Referrals and services are confidential, and will not become part of the student’s school record.
If you are concerned about yourself or someone you know, please contact one of the SAC’s listed below.
Student Last Names A-L
Kevin Rice
krice@whrhs.org
908-647-4800 ext 7963
Student Last Names M-Z
Gwendolyn Blake, MA, Ed.S
gblake@whrhs.org
908-647-4800 ext 6866
School is not always in session when a problem or emergency arises. Please take advantage of the mental health hotlines listed below when we are not available.
- 2nd Floor Youth Helpline: 888‐222‐2228
- Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services: 908-526-4100
- Family Crisis Intervention Unit: 732‐542‐2444
- Traumatic Loss Coalition: 732‐956-7782
- New Jersey Hopeline: 855-654-6735
- National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 800-273-TALK (8255)
In addition to the above hotlines, you can download the following apps to your phone...
MY3: Define your network and your plan to stay safe.
Virtual Hope Box: Contains tools to help with coping, relaxation, distraction, and positive thinking
- Stress management
- Family problems and transitions
- Relationship issues (friends, dating, etc)
- Substance use/abuse
- Anxiety/Depression
- Anger management
- Eating disorders
- Body image
- Bullying
- School related problems
- Self esteem
- Peer and Social Problems
- Grief and Loss
- Suicide Prevention
- ANY other issues that teens may be dealing with in today’s world
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
In an emergency, call 911!
Drug/Alcohol/Addiction Prevention
CRISIS / PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES - 24-hour emergency mental health care, including risk assessments, screenings, crisis intervention and stabilization, psychiatric emergency services and access to mental health resources; mobile outreach also available
Somerset County Residents
Psychiatric Evaluation Screening Services (PESS)
282 E. Main St, Somerville, NJ
908-526-4100
www.bridgewayrehab.org
Morris County Residents
Saint Clare’s Hospital
Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES)
25 Pocono Rd., Denville, NJ
973-625-6150
973-625-0280 - after-hours hotline
Morristown Memorial Hospital
100 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
(973) 971-5000
Newton Medical Center
175 High St., Newton, NJ
973-383-0973
24-hour Crisis Hotline 973-540-0100
HOTLINES
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline : http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
NJ Teen Helpline: http://www.2ndfloor.org/ 1-888-222-2228
The Trevor Project: www.thetrevorproject.org 1-866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386)
NJ Addiction Services Hotline 1-844276-2777
NJ Mental Health Cares http://www.njmentalhealthcares.org/ 866-202-4357
In addition, the NJ Dept. of Children and Families has an extensive list of hotline and helplines available on their website:
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/families/hotlines/
The Mental Health Association of NJ has decided to open up their Disaster Mental Health Helpline to assist for those feeling stressed, anxious or depressed due to COVID-19.
Please call (877)294- HELP(4357) for emotional support, guidance and mental health referrals as needed.
CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Wednesdays at 4:30pm
Bored in the House: Youth Hangout (Ages 14-18)
https://zoom.us/j/94732149652?
1 (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 947 3214 9652
Passcode: 726468
Wednesdays at 8pm
Supporting Families: Group for Parents and Caregivers
https://zoom.us/j/96390553396?
1 (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 963 9055 3396
Passcode: 522856
HEALTHCARE & FRONTLINE WORKERS
Mondays at 10am
Healing the Hero
https://zoom.us/j/93247469703?
1 (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 932 4746 9703
Passcode: 374382
Thursdays at 4pm
Healing the Hero
https://zoom.us/j/95697045483?
1 (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 956 9704 5483
Passcode: 774386
SENIORS
Tuesdays at 3pm
Coping with Change
https://zoom.us/j/97426759376?
1 (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 974 2675 9376
Passcode: 275889
Fridays at 3pm
Coping with Change
https://zoom.us/j/95709779459?
1 (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 957 0977 9459
Passcode: 542469
FIRST RESPONDERS
Mondays at 8pm
Our Responders First
https://zoom.us/j/96728363218?
1 (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 967 2836 3218
Passcode: 237887
Thursdays at 9am
Our Responders First
https://zoom.us/j/98859725166?
1 (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 988 5972 5166
Passcode: 835069
INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY
Daily All Recovery Meetings
All Recovery virtual meetings provide social support for those seeking or maintaining recovery, as well as family members, friends and supporters of those who have been influenced by substance use.
Click here for full schedule
Tuesdays at 4pm
Women in Recovery: Self-Care and Resiliency
https://zoom.us/j/99774317630?
1 (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 997 7431 7630
Passcode: 384719
Wednesdays at 8pm
Recovery Support
https://zoom.us/j/99017253565?
1 (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 990 1725 3565
Passcode: 269916
Thursdays at 4pm
Women in Recovery: Self-Care and Resiliency
https://zoom.us/j/92113019522?
1 (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 921 1301 9522
Passcode: 787666
Videos & Presentations
Wellness Presentations
- Parent Presentation - December 9, 2020
Week of Respect:
How to be an Upstander to Cyberbullying
- Fight cyberbullying by being an upstander!
- The Cure for Bullying in High School.
More Videos:
Screenagers: Next Chapter Film Event
- Watchung Hills Regional Municipal Alliance Brings You: Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills For Stress Resilience
- As part of TODAY’s “Secret Lives of Teens” series, NBC news special anchor Maria Shriver sits down with young people to discuss issues they commonly struggle with – and often keep hidden from their parents. make parents aware of what they are feeling and help them to understand that their pressure sometimes adds to the burden on the teens.
- In an effort to combat the growing epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse, the FBI and DEA have released "Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict," a documentary aimed at educating students and young adults about the dangers of addiction. More at www.fbi.gov/ChasingTheDragon