Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day (GO TO OUR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES PAGE) California Schools JPA joins in recognizing World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10 and is committed to helping its members better understand mental health and fight stigmas that prevent people who are struggling with their mental health from seeking the help they … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Play FORE! Kindness in Schools” Fundraising Golf Tournament to be held Oct. 21, 2019 Bullying prevention efforts in local schools is focus of 13th Annual Tournament hosted by California Schools JPA RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (Oct. 8, 2019) – California Schools JPA hosts its 13th Annual Fundraising Golf Tournament “Play FORE! Kindness in … Read More
Association of California School Administrators Classified Leader of the Year Award 2019 to be presented Nov. 8. “I have been leading the California Schools JPA for more than 14 years and am proud of the work that I am able to do on behalf of our membership.” Dr. Rhay SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Oct. 2, 2019) … Read More
In our continuing efforts to raise awareness about mental health issues plaguing our society, we wanted to re-visit the topic of suicide, depression, and self-harm that we discussed earlier this year (see Suicide, Depression, and self-harm). Previously, we had focused on monitoring your own health, but this month, our focus is on the mental health of … Read More
Defining Positive Mental Health May is National Mental Health Month and we all know that mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being. This month we want to focus on positive mental health. When we describe positive mental health, we are talking about more than the absence of a mental health condition; in … Read More
Child abuse can cause lasting impact on the individual and even society. The costs due to new child maltreatment cases in a single year (with over 700,000 documented victims of child abuse last year) is estimated to be over $124 billion in the United States alone. As you know, all children deserve good childhoods and … Read More
