NK079L Helping Youth Cope with Holiday Depression and Stress 6 CEUs TIVE056-202680

While the holiday season can be a joyous time for many, it can also be difficult time. It is a time of year that many experience depression, loneliness, and increased stress. For many system-involved youth this can be exacerbated as they are not with their families. This training will discuss risk factors and contributing factors for holiday depression and stress. You will also learn strategies to support system-involved youth who may be struggling during this time of year. Participants will be able to identify at least 1 factor that contributes to holiday depression and stress Participants will be able to identity at least 1 strategy to help system-involved youth cope with holiday depression and stress Participants will be able to identify at least 1 strategy to system-involved youth cope with grief and loneliness about not being with their families during the holiday season.