The Office of the Student Advocate (OSA) is partnering with the Office of the Deputy Mayor of Education (DME) this week to host a week-long social media campaign, entitled “Don’t Mute Mental Health”. The goal of the series is to promote physical, mental, and emotional wellness in students, families, and teachers amid-COVID-19.

The Instagram Live events will be held on OSA’s Instagram account (@dc.advocate) each day and will include discussions with local and national experts. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Courtney Warren (Courtney.warren@dc.gov) or Renatta Landrau (Renatta.Landrau@dc.gov).

AJE wants to make sure that our parents are aware of two events in this series that might be important and helpful to them.

Wednesday, May 20^th at 3:00pm

• Dr. William Blake, Director of Social Emotional Learning at DCPS, will join us for “Mental Check” and  provide strategies to support the socioemotional well-being of students at home.

Friday, May 22^nd at 3:00pm

• “Parent’s Corner” as facilitated by Jillian Shropshire, MSW LGSW, School Based Mental Health Therapist- Mary’s Center will provide families with information on anxiety in students.