Mental Health Wellness and Resources Guide: For Faculty/Staff

• American Mental Awareness Association Education and Training Programs 
  "Interested in learning more? Many programs exist to help build on your knowledge of mental health problems so that you can better identify signs and symptoms in yourself and your loved ones. Most of the below courses come from SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence Based Practices and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s Best Practice Registry."--- American Mental Wellness Association (AMWA)
• Mental Health First Aid 
  "Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues."---MHFA

Faculty Guide to Accommodation

LBCC must comply with the local, state, and federal laws regarding students with disabilities that includes Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Because of this and to provide students with accessibility CFAR has created a faculty guide to accommodation to assist faculty of what their part entails in supporting our Roadrunners. Please take the time to read the information if you have not done so as it has very important information that includes strategies for the classroom about test anxiety, UDL, and other topics.

Other Faculty Resources for Accessibility

• Anxiety in the Classroom 
  "Anxiety in the Classroom is an online resource center for school personnel, students, and their families. This website provides general information, resources, and materials about anxiety and OCD as they relate to the school setting, as well as more specific tools for teachers, administrators, and other school personnel who may work with students with anxiety or OCD. Parents and students will also find tools and information to help them advocate for school accommodations, as well as to educate their teachers and classmates about OCD and anxiety."--Anxiety in the Classroom
• A Balancing Safety and Support on Campus: A guide for campus teams 
  This guide is provided by A Higher Education Mental Health Alliance (HEMHA) of a project led by the Jed Foundation.
• Set to Go: A JED Program 
  "Set to Go is a program from The Jed Foundation (JED) built to help teens prepare for the transition out of high school. Emotional preparedness for life after high school involves five key areas of knowledge and skill development. Set to Go provides a wealth of information about each."---Set to Go:A JED Program
• the Starting the Conversation: College and Your Mental Health 
  This is a guide that provides students with important information about mental health during their college years.
• The JED Foundation 
  "Working with campus leaders and professionals, JED helps to create campus-wide prevention and intervention strategies and advises on best-practice mental health policies, programs and services."---JED Foundation
• What Helps and What Hurts Brochure 
  This brochure is provided by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.