Movies & Conversations with Alex Kaplan from Of Substance

Saturday, September 10, 2022, 10am PST

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In this week’s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with Renee Knapp, a vice principal at a high school - or she would call it a deputy principal at a district high school where she lives in SW of Western Australia. But on top of that, she’s an independent consultant at Think Effective Consultancy, where she works with schools, communities, and passionate individuals to improve  mental health and wellbeing outcomes through a proven process and framework for change. She is the Chair and co-founder of a Community Based Mental Health Action Team and she’s an Ambassador for the Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association. 

RESOURCES: 

Renee’s information: Think Effective Consultancy website: https://thinkeffective.com.au/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.thinkeffective.com.au 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkeffectiveconsultancy/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8qrZZ0hmktyC7Ot0QIXuw 

 

Other resources mentioned in this episode: 

Mind Matters (Australia): https://www.positiveschools.com.au/2012%20Mind%20Matters.html 

GoZen videos for kids: https://gozen.com/ 

Reach Out for teens and young adults: https://au.reachout.com/ 

New 988 mental health crisis line: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988 

 

www.SafeHomeFamilies.com 

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TIME STAMPS 

1:50 The Big Picture work that Renee is doing to help kids’ mental health 

2:20 Renee’s background and interest in mental health 

7:30 Behaviors are not the problem 

11:05 Common mental health problems in high school 

15:00 Advocating for a CULTURE of well-being at school and Beth’s horrible experience with Joey’s high school’s culture 

20:23 Examples of Renee’s framework in action 

27:10 Finding passionate individuals who can hop on board 

29:50 Framework instead of programs 

32:40 Suicide as leading cause of death 

37:35 Creating a plan for well-being in the school and community 

39:13 Belonging and connection is the cure

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