Constance Kendros

Operations Coordinator Community Health Center School-Based Health Services

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

@sbh4all @AmerAcadPeds @PublicHealth @samhsagov @TeenHealthGov @MerckManualHome @hiltonfound @KPShare @AFTunion @First_Focus @chfund Start a wellness group in your SBHC encompassing mindfulness & yoga. There’s a plethora of info on the internet to support giving kids these important tools to self-regulate without drugs. #sbhcmonth18

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

@sbh4all @PublicHealth @KPShare @hiltonfound @AFTunion @NIMHgov @MentalHealthAm @AmerAcadPeds @samhsagov @healthyschools @chfund The ultimate wish=peace of mind. #sbhcmonth18

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

Thank you, Aldon, for sharing! https://t.co/oXGRc6FXMf

[Aldon Hynes @ahynes1]

Newtown Vigil to #StandWithParkland https://t.co/lKRoUTHkZy #sbhcmonth18

[Community Health Center @CHCConnecticut]

Q7: There are simply not enough pediatric psychiatry providers to meet the demand in all geographic areas. #Telehealth brings care to students who would otherwise go without, potentially bringing them to the ER or a more serious illness/situation. #SBHCmonth18 https://t.co/Z8FThi57gB

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

@sbh4all @samhsagov @CDC_DASH @TeenHealthGov @MerckManualHome @AFTunion @PublicHealth @healthyschools @MentalHealthAm @NIMHgov @hiltonfound Another great example of convenient access to care. Keeping illnesses from escalating when access is scarce. #sbhcmonth18

[Community Health Center @CHCConnecticut]

A6: #SBHCs provide "wrap-around" care to students. Staff are present & visible at schools, creating a safe place for students to share when they're struggling. Then, staff are able to make community connections to provide support to the students & their families. #SBHCmonth18 https://t.co/sPDOjcEZJs

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

@sbh4all @AFTunion @MentalHealthAm @YoungInvincible @NNPHI_ORG @ASCAtweets @ASHAnews @CDC_DASH @NationalCouncil @chfund @KidsPartnership In a small but important way, most SBHCs keep healthy snacks on hand and provide those to students who come in with symptoms that may stem from coming to school without breakfast. Another way kids trust SBHC #sbhcmonth18

[Aldon Hynes @ahynes1]

Here in CT, the latest budget cuts a million dollars from SBHCs, one of the most cost effective ways of keeping youth healthy #sbhcmonth18 @MattLesser

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

Always there for them! #sbhcmonth18 https://t.co/vPp3fPqcql

[Community Health Center @CHCConnecticut]

A5: Prevention is everything. Equipping adolescents with the knowledge they need to make good choices, and being a support system for them in key times, lets #SBHC providers help identify at-risk teens & intervene before #addiction starts. #SBHCmonth18 https://t.co/boRl0ggvY4

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

@sbh4all @AFTunion @afterschool4all @pewhealth @CommSchools @HealthySchoolsN @schoolnurses @sbh4ca @HRLNYC @TeenHealthGov @healthyteen Q5: We can be their "rock" at school to empower them and to help prevent substance abuse. Somebody who cares. School-based mental health care rocks #sbhcmonth18

[Aldon Hynes @ahynes1]

A great article from a few years ago on #SBHCs from @CTHealth and @CTschoolhealth : Connecticut School Based Health Centers Engage Adolescent African-American and Latino Males in Mental Health Services https://t.co/8Vv5IVC4Ec #sbhcmonth18

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

@sbh4all @NCQA @FamiliesUSA @OregonSBHA @Adolescent_Hlth @AmerAcadPeds @PublicHealth @First_Focus @hiltonfound @SchlittJohn @cincihealthdept If a parent is abusing opioids/substances then that child is abandoned and left to figure life out on their own. Mental health in school can lead that child to a better path #sbhcmonth18

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

@sbh4all @StopDropOut @Adolescent_Hlth @MerckManualHome @speaknowforkids @KPSCALnews @KPShare @MentalHealthAm @thelatrust @NationalCouncil A3: Kids feel safe & private in School-Based Health and deserve our compassionate care #sbhcmonth18

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

Yes! https://t.co/18XS9Ua7HY

[Aldon Hynes @ahynes1]

@TheRickyDavila @CEOJoffrey When Twitterstreams collide #mentalhealth #sbhcmonth18 #GunReformNow

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

Bring the care to where the kids spend most of their time – to the schools! This model eliminates all the barriers to care including transportation, cost, stigma… #sbhcmonth18

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

#sbhcmonth18 I'm proud to be here from Community Health Center School-Based Health Services!

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

Please join us at 2:00 pm Eastern today to chat about Healthy Minds and Bodies and how School-Based Health Care is there for the children @sbh4all #SBHCmonth18 https://t.co/JjcpNoI87b

[Mark Masselli @CHCMasselli]

Looking forward to joining the #SBHCmonth18 today at 2 PM Eastern with friends from @sbh4all I hope you'll join us!

[Constance Kendros @ConstanceSBHC]

Did you know? February is School-Based Health Care Awareness Month. Access to health care at school -It’s where the kids are! Mental health care. Convenient, safe and without stigma! #SBHCmonth18

[Community Health Center @CHCConnecticut]

We'll be joining in with insights from our #SBHC staff, discussing the role school-based health centers play in getting our children the #mentalhealth care they deserve. #SBHCmonth18 https://t.co/aDTACbnmgY