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Peace of Mind

“Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
– Philippians 4:7

Exacerbated by the pandemic, Catholic school communities are serving students and families who are dealing with anxiety, fear and depression. According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in five students in U.S. classrooms have mental and behavioral health symptoms significant enough to warrant diagnosis and treatment. About 60% of these children don’t get the help they need.

But there’s always hope.

We launched our Peace of Mind initiative to support Catholic school leaders, teachers, parents and students through practical experiences and effective techniques.

How does it work?

In partnership with Twin Cities-based Phoenix School Counseling, Peace of Mind provides resources to Catholic schools to help their preschool-eighth grade students, families, teachers and leaders work through today’s difficulties, as well as prepare to handle future challenges. To support the mental health and wellness of everyone in Catholic school communities, Peace of Mind offers:

The Phoenix team, led by licensed psychologist Dr. Jules Nolan, helps teachers and parents learn prevention methods such as fostering students’ social and emotional learning (SEL). Research indicates that age-appropriate SEL skills are better predictors of positive outcomes for students than are IQ, class rank or grades in school (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning). Emotional intelligence – being able to recognize, understand, label, express and regulate emotion – predicts not only good mental health outcomes, but also achievement in school (Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence).

Peace of Mind Partner School Initiative

Thirty-five Catholic schools comprise our Peace of Mind Partner School Initiative, and we work to add more schools each year. These schools benefit from:

Peace of Mind Partner Schools:

Annunciation Catholic School | Carondelet Catholic School | Divine Mercy Catholic School | Frassati Catholic Academy | Good Shepherd SchoolHoly Name of Jesus Catholic School | Holy Spirit Catholic School | Immaculate Conception Catholic School | Nativity of Mary Catholic School | Notre Dame Academy | Our Lady of Peace Catholic School | Presentation of Mary Catholic School | Sacred Heart Catholic School |St. Alphonsus Catholic School | St. Bartholomew Catholic School | St. Bernard’s Catholic School – Thief River Falls | St. Dominic School | St. Felix Catholic School – Wabasha | St. Francis of the Lakes Catholic School – Brainerd | St. Francis Xavier Catholic School | St. Jerome School | St. John Paul II Catholic School | St. John School of Little Canada | St. Joseph Catholic School – WaconiaSt. Jude of the Lake SchoolSt. Odilia Catholic School | St. Pascal Regional Catholic School | St. Peter Catholic School – North St. Paul | St. Peter Claver Catholic School | St. Philip’s Catholic School – Bemidji | St. Raphael Catholic School | Shakopee Area Catholic School | St. Rose of Lima Catholic School | St. Stephen Catholic School | St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School

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