Resilience Project

The Resilience Project is a community health initiative from the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. It is a school and community-based program promoting the emotional health and well-being of children, teens and those who support them.

Support for students, parents, educators, counselors and communities

Our team of mental health specialists partner with parents, caregivers and schools in the greater Newton-Wellesley Hospital community. We provide educational programming, expert clinical consultation, and targeted resources to reduce stigma, increase access to high-quality mental health care, and empower young people to become more resilient. Learn more and follow us on Facebook.

Annual Educational Summit

Our 9th Annual Educational Summit will be held March 21, 2025

Building Bridges: Addressing Loneliness and Strengthening School Connection

Every school year, The Resilience Project hosts a professional development conference for school personnel and community partners to learn from leading experts in the fields of mental health, education, and child and adolescent development and collaborate with colleagues about specific school innovations, best practices and future directions. Continuing Education credits are offered for some professions and are announced at the time of registration.   

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Workshops and programs

Why Resilience?

Good mental health is not just the absence of illness, but instead the presence of well-being. Resilience – the ability to cope and adapt in the setting of adversity – is one measure of mental health. Every individual has a capacity for resilience, but it needs nurturing and cultivation through childhood, and into adulthood. Parents, peers and other caring adults play vital roles in helping to cultivate resilience in children and adolescents.

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Why Schools?

We recognize that schools are where children and adolescents spend most of their waking time, and are the place where they connect with peers and caring adults other than their parents. Beyond academics, schools play a leading role in each child’s emotional, social, behavioral and cognitive development. Schools also serve as important resources when our youth are managing mental health challenges.

Why Parents?

This goes without saying: parents have a pivotal role in building and supporting healthy habits, resiliency and positive coping in their children. We recognize the powerful ways parents shape their children, as well how difficult it sometimes is to be a parent: managing conflict, having difficult conversations, knowing when and how to set limits, even worrying about how to best support a child. The Resilience Project is designed to complement schools in providing education and support to parents in their efforts to raise healthy, resilient children.

The Resilience Project and Newton-Wellesley Hospital

The Resilience Project is part of Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is funded by a generous gift from The Manton Foundation. The Foundation recognizes the need in our community and desires to help make a positive difference for children and families. We are grateful for their support.