AEF will have a table at the AUSD Wellness Fair at Ruby Bridges with information on accessing Care Solace support for mental health. We will have a raffle with a prize at the event.
AUSD Wellness Fair
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 from 5 – 7:30 PM
Ruby Bridges School
351 Jack London Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501
AUSD requests that you register for this free event.
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Emma Li Elliott, Special Education Teacher at Alameda High School, requested a grant to support classroom behavioral incentives for her students with emotional disturbance. Students were given blue tickets throughout the week when they are on task, completing work, helping others, etc. These students require these behavior incentives because of the mental health challenges they face daily.
Ms. Elliot wrote: “Thank you for your generous grant that is funding the classroom incentive ticket system for my students with mental health challenges.
For the fourth year in a row, the Alameda Education Foundation has provided financial support for another full school year of Care Solace for the District. Care Solace is a complimentary and confidential care coordination service that connects AUSD students, staff, and families in need with appropriate mental health care services. The wraparound service provides equitable access to care regardless of coverage, including private insurance, Medicaid, and sliding scale options for those without insurance.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but we don’t need a special month to tell us that our children are in crisis. Since 2017, rates of anxiety and depression among California’s children have shot up by 70% and one-third of California adolescents experienced serious psychological distress between 2019 and 2021, including a 20% increase in adolescent suicides.
But thanks to generous AEF donors, AEF is able to help provide vital support for our students,
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