MindPeace

01/23/2026

🎓 Supporting mental wellness during the transition to adulthood

The move from high school to what’s next is exciting—and challenging. That’s why Moving Forward was created to support students’ mental health during this pivotal time.

What began as one senior-year guide has grown into three short, developmentally tailored guides, shared at key milestones:
• Winter of junior year
• Winter of senior year
• Spring of senior year

Each guide is intentionally brief, practical, and aligned with what students are navigating at that stage. Schools in our network are sharing these resources with students, families, and educators to spark reflection, conversation, and classroom connection.

📘 Families and students—check with your school to access these guides and support well-being during this important transition.

01/08/2026

🌙 A calm night starts with a predictable routine.

Following the same bedtime steps each night helps school-aged children feel safe, settled, and ready for sleep. Simple routines—like a bath, pajamas, brushing teeth, and a consistent goodnight—signal to the brain that it’s time to rest.

Looking for more tips to support healthy sleep habits?
💤 Download our Sleep Kit at mindpeacecincinnati.com

01/08/2026

🎒 Spotlight on Oak Hills! 🎒
Today we’re celebrating one of our MindPeace partner schools for their proactive work around chronic absenteeism and student success.

Oak Hills Local School District is digging into the why behind absenteeism and rolling out intentional strategies to help students stay connected and in school. One powerful intervention?
📊 Clear communication about how quickly missed days, and even missed hours, add up over time.

The two graphics in this post are part of their new effort to help families visualize the impact of attendance in a simple, eye-opening way.

At a recent open house, Amy Nixon, Family Success Specialist with Hamilton County ESC, hosted an attendance booth where countless families stopped by to learn just how fast small absences can turn into big gaps in learning.

Oak Hills will continue monitoring attendance data this year to understand the effect of this enhanced communication. We applaud their thoughtful, student-centered work to keep learners present, engaged, and supported. 💙📚

12/29/2025

🧠💛 Save the Date!

The 4th Annual Anxiety & Depression Family Education Day is happening February 28, 2026 at the Cincinnati Zoo.

This interactive event offers age-specific learning tracks for caregivers and youth (12+), expert guidance, and practical tools to support families navigating anxiety and depression.

👉 Register at MindPeaceCincinnati.com or 1N5.org, or use the QR code below

12/29/2025

🧠💙 Regulation comes before expectation.

When a child is overwhelmed, their nervous system is in charge. Before we ask for compliance, problem-solving, or learning, we must first help them feel safe and regulated.

De-escalation starts with connection, sensory support, and patience — because children (and adults) can’t do their best thinking until their bodies are calm. 🌱

12/23/2025

💛 Small steps matter for mental health.

Caring for your well-being doesn’t have to mean big changes. Sometimes it’s the smallest actions—pausing, connecting, moving your body, or doing something that brings joy—that make the biggest difference.

Try just one small step this holiday season for your mind, your body, your connection, or your joy. 🌱
Every step counts.

11/21/2025

🛠️Transformation is progress at Chase School!
The MindPeace team knows that staff well-being = student well-being when they come together to assemble a MindPeace Staff Room🌱. We enjoyed the company of student volunteers who want to make a difference. A MindPeace Staff Room is place for educators to rest, reset, and feel supported throughout the day. We are so grateful for our partners and school communities who know that wellness takes many shapes.

11/07/2025

Big shoutout to Cincinnati Public Schools and their powerful way of growing global citizens.

In the lunch room at Academy of World Languages, a PreK–8 CPS multilanguage school, a cluster of fourth grade girls sit around a table. One speaks English and Arabic, one speaks Spanish, and one speaks an African language, but the conversation is in Spanish. Principal Jackie Rowedder observes the interaction with wonder, noticing the English and Arabic speaker is parsing together bits of Spanish in order to participate in the conversation. When asked why she was attempting Spanish, a language that wasn’t in her curriculum, she answers, “That’s my friend, so I’m learning Spanish.”

Multicultural moments like these happen daily throughout CPS’s three multilingual schools, which include Academy of Multilingual Immersion Studies and Fairview-Clifton German School, in addition to Academy of World Languages. And while there are similarities between these three schools—they all offer preschool, they all offer a more extensive language experience than a traditional public school curriculum, and they all deliver the benefits of a bilingual foundation—they are also distinctly different in their approaches and offerings. https://ow.ly/eitm50XnM0t

10/28/2025

🎤✨ Youth Voice Forum Highlights! ✨🎤

On October 24, MindPeace and Interact for Health gathered partners gathered for a powerful Youth Voice Forum—a morning of honest conversation, reflection, and inspiration.

We heard directly from students who shared what it means to have a voice in their schools, and from educators who are intentionally creating spaces where young people are part of the decision-making process. 💬💙

Thank you to our incredible student and educator panelists for leading the way in showing how listening to youth is just as important as working for them. Together, we’re building school communities where every voice matters. 🌱

10/24/2025

In partnership with today’s forum on youth voice elevated youth voice by putting them at the center in a student panel. Where are you in centering student voice? Where do you want to be?

10/24/2025

Today, along with we are Elevating Youth Voice with a forum for our partners. Where are you on the youth voice continuum? Where do you want to be?

10/14/2025

Did you know that Mobile Response & Stabilization Services are now available in ALL 88 Ohio Counties through 988?