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Welcome to SAY Connect!


SAY - Social Advocates for Youth - provides support, prevention and education to students and families throughout the school year in seven east suburban school districts in Cuyahoga County. In addition, the SAY Coalition provides leadership opportunities for youth as well as education for parents and professionals. During these uncertain times of COVID-19, we would like to continue to connect with our students and their families. In the upcoming weeks, we will provide a brief weekly newsletter focused on a specific topic each issue.

We hope you find these newsletters helpful and informative. You'll be hearing more from us next week!

SAY school-based services are offered for free in the following school districts: Beachwood, Chagrin Falls, Cleveland Heights-University Heights, Mayfield, Orange, Shaker Heights, and Solon.
You carry so much love in your heart. Give some to yourself.

Weekly Focus:
Staying Positive


Has anyone ever told you that all you need to do is “stay positive” and everything will work out? Optimism is a wonderful quality, but creating positivity requires more than hoping for the best. 

In this week's SAY Connect, we've gathered some resources to help you develop a positive mental attitude by practicing kindness toward yourself and others.  
Resources for Teens:
Positive Affirmations
 

Affirmations – a mantra or short phrase –  have the power to combat a string of negative thoughts, provide us with reassurance and empowerment, and can even combat stress.

Try telling yourself these 7 #positiveaffirmations today:
https://www.channelkindness.org/affirmations-hi-anxiety/

And for more affirmations, visit Hi, Anxiety on Instagram
Resources for Parents:
Positive Thinking for Teens

 
Newport Academy, a Teen Treatment Center, has a list of ways you can help you teen cultivate a positive mental attitude.  

Check out their article here: 
https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/mental-health/positivity-teen-mental-health/
Upcoming SAY Events
 
Theater Basics with Jimmie Woody
July 29th at 6:30 pm

Join SAY and Jimmie Woody for a theater basics program on Zoom. Jimmie Woody is an actor, playwright and director who received his M.F.A in acting from Columbia University. Mr. Woody has engaged many teens over the years in the SAY Summer Leadership Institute and the SAY 8th Grade Youth Forum and always receives rave reviews. His theater basics program can help with public speaking and increase self-esteem. Don’t miss out on the fun!

To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/111354014856
SAY Virtual Forum for Parents and Professionals

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: Building Resilience During a Pandemic
July 31st at 9:00 am

 
For the first time in our lifetime, we are all collectively experiencing a global pandemic. We may be ‘in this together’ but each of us is having a very individualized experience.  

This workshop will discuss the complexities of trauma and stress and describe the practice of building personal resilience, which will go beyond the traditional self-care models.  By creating one’s own personal resilience practice we can increase our capacity to show up sustainably in our work and personal life, and model this for the youth with whom we work and live.  

Participants will receive 1.5 free CEUs.  

To Register, visit:  
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/its-okay-to-not-be-okay-tickets-112148653642
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Resources
Agency Partner Contact Information
FrontLine Service Mobile Crisis hotline 216-623-6888
Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services 216-696-KIDS (5437)
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center 216-619-6192, 440-423-2020
Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center 216-391-HELP (4357)
SAY Director
Chris Ruma-Cullen
cullenc@bellefairejcb.org


Shaker Heights High School / Mayfield High School / SAY Coalition Coordinator
Nancy Schaumburg
schaumburgn@bellefairejcb.org


Orange High School
Jessica Vendetti
vendittij@bellefairejcb.org


Solon Middle School
Cindy Johnson
johnsoncy@bellefairejcb.org


Chagrin Falls High School
Tania Gordon
gordont@bellefairejcb.org


Beachwood Middle and High School
Marlon Walker
walkerm@bellefairejcb.org


Monticello Middle School
Shavaun Tucker
tuckers@bellefairejcb.org
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