Emergency Information → Resources → Mental Health: Building Resiliency
From the Office of Student and Community Services, Department of Student Services
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Rockville, Maryland
Coping with the stress that results from difficult life events requires understanding, sensitivity, acceptance, and patience. When these events endure over an extended period of time and the stress becomes cumulative it is even more important to take steps to reduce the effects of this cumulative stress. When choosing stress reduction techniques it is important that individual choose what is right for him or her. Each person handles stress differently. It is important not to judge individuals about the methods they choose or force them to choose particular strategies. As long as the stress reduction strategies chosen offer the individual comfort and relief without any harmful effects they are appropriate choices for managing the stressful situation.
Information contained in this document was developed with input from the following source: "Caring for Kids after Trauma and Death: A Guide for Parents and Professionals" written by Robin F. Goodman, Ph.D.
The Montgomery County Crisis Center is a free resource available 24 hours/7 days each week. Call 240-777-4000.
Helping the children in our lives develop resiliency skills will enable them to better manage any current crisis or stress they are experiencing. Additionally, developing these skills will better prepare them to handle any crisis or stress they may face in the future
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