Canopy Children’s Solutions is focusing on children’s mental health as the new school year approaches.”So if we don’t understand where they are mentally then we are not going to help them down the road so it’s very key,” said Yolanda Bronner-Wooten, link director at Canopy Children Solutions.The organization held its 10th annual Children’s Mental Health Summit on Wednesday in Flowood. The event has attracted a significant number of attendees. This year’s theme is “The Ecology of a Child,” which emphasizes the impact of a child’s environment on their mental health.”Right now we are facing a huge mental health crisis with children in youth. We’ve seen a significant increase with depression and anxiety, even suicidal thoughts,” said Shea Hutchins, Chief Solutions Officer at Canopy Children’s Solutions.The summit’s goal is to educate mental health and education professionals. It focuses on the pressures children face from family, finances, and school. The event also provides strategies to help children navigate these pressures.”For parents, if they see a change in their child’s behavior, for teachers to know their students and know that when someone is withdrawn, be mindful to ask more questions,” Hutchins said.One of the key topics discussed at the summit was the importance of adequate sleep for children’s mental stability.”I thought 8 hours was enough, but they say 9 to 12 hours is needed for her to be alert, and active and not have mood swings,” Wooten said.Wooten is not only a link director at Canopy Solutions but also a mother of a 6-year-old. She attended several sessions at the convention. She said the convention provided her with valuable insights on how to better care for her daughter’s mental health.”Sometimes when they are at home parents are busy or that guardian is super busy no one is there to just understand and see that withdraw from them or those signs that something is definitely wrong so I feel like once we are more involved or noticing when a child is disconnected things will get better,” Wooten said.
Canopy Children’s Solutions is focusing on children’s mental health as the new school year approaches.
“So if we don’t understand where they are mentally then we are not going to help them down the road so it’s very key,” said Yolanda Bronner-Wooten, link director at Canopy Children Solutions.
The organization held its 10th annual Children’s Mental Health Summit on Wednesday in Flowood. The event has attracted a significant number of attendees. This year’s theme is “The Ecology of a Child,” which emphasizes the impact of a child’s environment on their mental health.
“Right now we are facing a huge mental health crisis with children in youth. We’ve seen a significant increase with depression and anxiety, even suicidal thoughts,” said Shea Hutchins, Chief Solutions Officer at Canopy Children’s Solutions.
The summit’s goal is to educate mental health and education professionals. It focuses on the pressures children face from family, finances, and school. The event also provides strategies to help children navigate these pressures.
“For parents, if they see a change in their child’s behavior, for teachers to know their students and know that when someone is withdrawn, be mindful to ask more questions,” Hutchins said.
One of the key topics discussed at the summit was the importance of adequate sleep for children’s mental stability.
“I thought 8 hours was enough, but they say 9 to 12 hours is needed for her to be alert, and active and not have mood swings,” Wooten said.
Wooten is not only a link director at Canopy Solutions but also a mother of a 6-year-old. She attended several sessions at the convention. She said the convention provided her with valuable insights on how to better care for her daughter’s mental health.
“Sometimes when they are at home parents are busy or that guardian is super busy no one is there to just understand and see that withdraw from them or those signs that something is definitely wrong so I feel like once we are more involved or noticing when a child is disconnected things will get better,” Wooten said.
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