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10/16/2026

**Want to help kids become more resilient? Give them opportunities to grow.**

Children develop confidence and problem-solving skills when caring adults support them through challenges rather than immediately removing every obstacle.

Clay County Public Health is sharing a CredibleMind video, **“Six Ways to Raise a Resilient Kid,”** with practical ideas for parents and caregivers.

https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/videos/six-ways-to-raise-a-resilient-kid

Whether it's learning to ride a bike, navigating a friendship, or working through a difficult assignment, children benefit from encouragement, patience, and opportunities to try.

**The goal isn't to eliminate every challenge. It's to help children discover they can work through challenges with support.**

Want your kid to be resilient? Don't remove every obstacle.

We can foster resilience by helping our kids learn how to navigate challenges, manage emotions, and recover when things don't go as planned.

CredibleMind's video “Six Ways to Raise a Resilient Kid” explores how parents and caregivers can help children develop these important life skills.

https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/videos/six-ways-to-raise-a-resilient-kid

Building resilience doesn't mean telling kids to toughen up or dismissing their feelings.

It means:

Model healthy coping skills. Show them how you handle challenges.

Make room for emotions. Help them understand that feelings are normal.

Encourage problem-solving. Give them opportunities to work through age-appropriate challenges.

Offer support. Be there to guide and reassure without immediately fixing everything.

Today's Building Everyday Resilience challenge:

The next time a child faces a challenge, ask: “What do you think we could try?”

Give them room to think, explore solutions, and discover what they're capable of.

Our goal isn't to make life free of challenges. It's to help children develop the skills and relationships to navigate them.

Watch the video:

https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/videos/six-ways-to-raise-a-resilient-kid

10/13/2026

**Prevention is about building on what's already working.**

Across Clay and Becker Counties, families, schools, and communities are helping young people thrive through positive relationships, meaningful activities, and a sense of belonging.

That's prevention, too.

Prevention is more than saying NO.

When we talk about preventing youth substance use, it's easy to focus on the risks. But prevention is also about strengthening the things that help young people thrive.

Supportive adults. Strong friendships. Meaningful activities. A sense of belonging.

Positive Community Norms reminds us that most young people are already making healthy choices. HOPE reminds us that positive experiences and relationships help build resilience.

When families, schools, and communities strengthen what's already working, we're not just preventing problems.

We're helping young people build healthier futures.

10/12/2026

**Rest isn't something we have to earn.**

Between work, family, and everyday responsibilities, it's easy to put rest at the bottom of our priorities.

But taking time to recharge is an important part of maintaining our mental wellbeing and building resilience.

Clay County Public Health is sharing four simple ways to rest and recover through CredibleMind:

https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/articles/four-rest-and-recovery-ideas-to-boost-mental-health

Unplug. Spend time outdoors. Release tension. Practice mindfulness.

**You don't have to do everything. Just choose one way to recharge today.**

Healthy communities include people who have opportunities to rest, recover, and care for their wellbeing.

10/09/2026

**Strong relationships help build stronger, healthier communities.**

Resilience isn't something we have to develop alone.

The people we connect with—friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors—can help us manage stress and navigate life's challenges.

Clay County Public Health is highlighting the role of supportive relationships in its October **Building Everyday Resilience** campaign.

Learn more through CredibleMind's video, **“The Social Brain: Why Connection Makes You Mentally Stronger.”**

https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/videos/the-social-brain-why-connection-makes-you-mentally-stronger

**Connection isn't just good for our relationships. It's good for our wellbeing.**

**You weren't meant to handle everything alone.**

Resilience isn't just about being strong on your own. The relationships we build can help us manage stress, regulate our emotions, and navigate life's challenges.

CredibleMind's video **“The Social Brain: Why Connection Makes You Mentally Stronger”** explains how supportive relationships help strengthen resilience and protect our wellbeing.

https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/videos/the-social-brain-why-connection-makes-you-mentally-stronger

Think about the people who help you feel supported, understood, and connected.

Those relationships aren't just nice to have.

**They're part of what helps us get through difficult times.**

Today's **Building Everyday Resilience** challenge:

**Reach out to someone who makes your life better.**

Send a message. Make a phone call. Spend a little time together.

Connection doesn't have to be complicated to make a difference.

**Sometimes the strongest thing we can do is stay connected.**

Watch the video:

https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/videos/the-social-brain-why-connection-makes-you-mentally-stronger

10/08/2026

**You don't have to wait for a crisis to ask for help.**

Sometimes the hardest part of getting support is simply telling someone we need it.

During Mental Illness Awareness Week, we're sharing a free CredibleMind video about reaching out, communicating our needs, and connecting with people who care.

**Asking for help is a strength. And none of us has to figure everything out alone.**

**You don't have to wait for a crisis to ask for help.**

During Mental Illness Awareness Week, we're reminding everyone that asking for support is a sign of strength, not weakness.

This free CredibleMind video offers practical guidance on how to ask for help when you need it most:

https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/videos/how-to-ask-for-help-when-you-need-it-most

Sometimes the people around us want to help but don't realize we're struggling. Letting someone know what we need can open the door to understanding, connection, and support.

**You don't have to figure everything out alone.**

Watch the video:
https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/videos/how-to-ask-for-help-when-you-need-it-most

10/07/2026

Being resilient doesn't mean nothing gets to you.
Stress affects all of us.
Resilience is about how we recover—and sometimes that starts by acknowledging that we're stressed instead of pretending we're fine.
CredibleMind's 7-minute “Understanding Resilience” podcast explores resilience, vulnerability, and some of the ways we can support our wellbeing when life gets difficult.
https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/podcasts/understanding-resilience
You don't have to be unaffected to be resilient.
Sometimes resilience simply means finding your way through.

Resilience doesn't mean stress doesn't affect you.
It means learning how to recover from it.
In CredibleMind's 7-minute “Understanding Resilience” podcast, Kessonga Giscombe explores what resilience can actually look like—including something we don't always associate with being resilient:
Vulnerability.
https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/podcasts/understanding-resilience
Sometimes resilience looks like steady perseverance.
Sometimes it means acknowledging that you're struggling.
Sometimes it means allowing yourself to feel what you're feeling instead of pretending everything is fine.
Today's Building Everyday Resilience practice:
Don't fight the fact that you're stressed. Start by acknowledging it.
Then give yourself permission to respond to what you need.
Being resilient doesn't mean being unaffected.
It means finding your way through.
Listen to the 7-minute episode:
https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/podcasts/understanding-resilience

10/06/2026

Want to learn more about kratom and 7-OH?
Listen to this recent KDLM Hodge Podge conversation with Community Prevention Manager Jason McCoy about what these products are and what families and communities should know.
Good prevention starts with accurate information.

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10/02/2026

What helped you get through the last hard thing?
That's worth knowing.
Resilience isn't about difficult experiences having no effect on us. It's about drawing on strengths and resources that help us work through them and keep moving forward.
Think about something you've made it through.
Who helped? What strength did you use? What kept you going?
CredibleMind has a quick 1-minute read on resilience and bouncing back:
https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/articles/resilience-in-positive-psychology-how-to-bounce-back
Sometimes looking back at what helped us before can remind us what we have available today.

Getting knocked down isn't the same as staying down.
Challenges are part of life. Resilience is about how we work through them.
CredibleMind's “Resilience in Positive Psychology: How to Bounce Back” explores how we can draw on our strengths and resources—including hope, optimism, and belief in our ability to handle challenges.
https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/articles/resilience-in-positive-psychology-how-to-bounce-back
Being resilient doesn't mean difficult things don't affect us.
It means we keep finding ways to move forward.
So here's today's Building Everyday Resilience challenge:
Think about something difficult you've made it through before.
What helped you get through it?
A person?
A strength you relied on?
Something you told yourself?
A resource you reached for?
Whatever helped you then may be something you can draw on again.
You already have evidence that you can make it through hard things.
Read the 1-minute article:
https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/articles/resilience-in-positive-psychology-how-to-bounce-back

10/01/2026

Would you know what to do if your child told you they were being bullied?
How adults respond when a young person opens up matters.
For National Bullying Prevention Month, we're sharing a short CredibleMind video with practical tips for parents and caregivers supporting a child experiencing bullying.
You don't need to have all the answers. Start by listening, taking them seriously, and helping them know they don't have to face it alone.

Would you know what to do if your child told you they were being bullied?
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and this short CredibleMind video gives parents and caregivers practical tips for supporting a child experiencing bullying:
https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/videos/bullying-tips-for-parents-and-carers
When a child tells us something is happening, how we respond matters. Listening, taking their concerns seriously, and helping them figure out what to do next can make a difficult situation feel less overwhelming.
You don't need to have all the answers. Start by making sure they know you're listening and they're not facing it alone.
Watch the free video:
https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/videos/bullying-tips-for-parents-and-carers

09/30/2026

Kids aren't born knowing how to be resilient. We can help them build it.
One of the places resilience grows is through connection.
Parents, teachers, coaches, caregivers, and other trusted adults can help young people build relationships and know they have people they can turn to when life gets difficult.
CredibleMind’s Resilience Guide for Parents and Teachers offers practical ways to help children and teens develop these skills:
https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/articles/resilience-guide-for-parents-and-teachers?lang=en-US&utm_campaign=share&utm_source=link
Resilience can be built—and relationships are part of how we build it.

Kids aren't born knowing how to be resilient. We can help them build it.

Resilience doesn't mean kids won't struggle. It means developing skills that can help them adapt when life gets difficult.

The American Psychological Association's Resilience Guide for Parents and Teachers, available through CredibleMind, offers 10 practical ways adults can help children and teens develop those skills. American Psychological Association
https://partnership4health.crediblemind.com/articles/resilience-guide-for-parents-and-teachers?lang=en-US&utm_campaign=share&utm_source=link

One place to start?

Build connection.

Listen. Help kids strengthen friendships. Make time for family connection. Help them know they have people they can turn to.

That's not separate from resilience. It's part of how resilience is built.