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Virtual Wellness Resource Center

Pattonville School District values the emotional and mental wellbeing of every student, staff, and community member.

This site serves as a resource of virtual toolkits, community supports and strategies to help with stress management, relaxation, mindfulness, exercise and so much more!

Browse through each of our pages to find endless tools to help ease the mind, body and soul!

Breathing & Relaxing 

Breathing and Relaxing strategies help people cope, manage emotions, and handle conflict. The more skills we have to deal with changes, the more likely we are to maintain better mental health.

Bullying / Harassment

Pattonville R-III School District promotes a safe learning environment for all students by prohibiting all forms of bullying or harassment on school property or any school functions. Visit this page to report an incidence of bullying/harassment or to find resources to support students and family members.

Coloring & Creativity

Coloring has the ability to relax the fear center of your brain, the amygdala. It induces the same state as meditating by reducing the thoughts of a restless mind.

Community Resources

The Pattonville Community Services website contains links to community agencies that provide services to Pattonville children and families.

Contact Your Pattonville Counselor

Contact your Pattonville school's Counselor or Social Worker.

Crisis Contacts

In case of a Crisis, find local and national emergency and after hours resources that may assist students and families.

Do It Yourself

DIY Projects can provide healthy and effective tools to help oneself calm, take deep breaths, and work through their emotions.

Healthy Living

The benefits of a Healthy Lifestyle include: disease prevention, increased energy, maintaining a healthy weight, life longevity, and good mental health.

Inspiration

Viewing Inspirational material can offer hope, motivate, give insight, encourage, energize, and prompt individuals to take action.

Journaling

Journaling is found to boost your mood/affect, enhance your sense of well-being, and reduce symptoms of depression.

Learning Supports

All students will need Learning Supports at some point in their education journey. We've assembled a few suggestions to help. Families who have special needs or continued issues with learning should reach out to their child(ren)'s teachers or school for assistance.

Live Animal Webcams

Animals, particularly pets, can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, ease loneliness, encourage exercise and playfulness, and even improve cardiovascular health.

Mental Health Information

ChildMind.org is a leading nonprofit provider of children’s mental health services and family and educator information. Explore topics and terminology, parenting guides, and much more!

Mindfulness

Practicing Mindfulness leads to improved cognitive outcomes, social-emotional skills, and overall well-being.

Movement & Exercise

Regular Exercise can increase self-confidence, improve mood, help you relax, improve sleep, and lower symptoms of mild depression and anxiety.

Music & Sound

Listening to Music can have a relaxing effect on our minds and bodies. Music tempo has effects on pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, and levels of stress hormones.

Puzzles & Games

Puzzles & Games can focuses your mind on a basic task that requires concentration and reasoning. As you work, your brain shifts states to become calmer and more relaxed. A calm mind improves concentration, reduces stress.

Self-Care

Self-Care is any deliberate activity that we do to take care of our emotional, mental, and physical health. Self-care practices help you connect, relieve stress, and facilitate personal growth across a variety of individual wellness areas.

Smartphone Apps

Many Apps are available to help with specific areas of concern or need. We've assembled some suggestions.

Virtual Field Trips

Field Trips allow you to build on classroom instruction, gain a better understanding of topics, build cultural understanding and tolerance, and expose you to worlds outside your own.

Visual Relaxation

Visualization is linked to many potential health benefits, including: relief of anxiety and depression symptoms, greater compassion for yourself and others, and greater emotional and physical wellness.

Disclaimer: The information and links are provided for informational purposes only, are not intended as a substitute for psychological treatment, nor are any preferred or endorsed by Pattonville School District. Parents/guardians are responsible for any costs and verifying of insurance coverage (if applicable.)

If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline call or text 9-8-8

If you are in a true emergency, call 9-1-1