Wellness & Resiliency

Support in the digital age.

(8th grade and up)

WACC's “Wellness and Resiliency” program aims to raise awareness among students about stigma and the impact of the digital world and social media on mental health. Through this program, we strive to initiate a dialogue about mental health and wellness, providing students with the knowledge and vocabulary to address their needs. The dialog breaks down common barriers to wellness, such as mental health stigma, and equips students with the tools they need to achieve personal wellness and resilience. This program also encourages students to establish healthy support networks and habits for a healthy mind and body, fostering a sense of inclusion and shared responsibility. 

  • Defining Mental Health

  • Stigma and Mental Illness

  • Common Mental Health Concerns

  • Impacts of Social Media on Mental Health

  • Resilience Techniques and Resources

  • Adult Classes, too

More information

Robin Batten, Program Director

  • To schedule a Wellness & Resilience training, please contact robin@washtenawchildren.org.

  • Tech-lover and cyber safety expert Robin Batten helped launch WACC's cyber safety program in 2008. She holds a Master of Science in Human Services degree from Purdue University and currently teaches at Washtenaw Community College and is a facilitator for Parent Action for Healthy Kids. Prior to WACC, Robin served as an advocate for incarcerated women and an educator for children's church groups, recruited for ITT technical, and was a Foster Care Licensing Specialist. Robin is also the proud mother of two sons.

Cyber Safety and Anti-Bullying Club

This research-backed peer-group program educates young people to be Cyber Safety and Anti-bullying leaders in their schools and communities. Based on the premise that youth learn best from one another, the Club grows “out of the spontaneous willingness of children and adolescents to help one another and create roles and structures where students, on the role, can be trained and helped to act in a responsible, sensitive, and empathic way towards other pupils” (Menesini, Nocentini, & Palladino, 2012). 

  • Facilitated in the schools - during school hours or after school

  • Meets once a week for 6-8 weeks

  • 8-15 students

  • Student-led projects and school campaign

  • T-shirt and snack provided 

  • Students receive a participation certificate

  • Volunteer hours available

“There can be no keener revelation of a society's could than the way it treats its children.”

— Nelson Mandela