What is Resilience?
/rəˈzilyəns/ noun:
a positive adaptation despite significant adversity
CARE Coalition incorporates a strengths-based approach to preventing and addressing substance misuse in Transylvania County youth.
Resilience is a skill, process, and outcome that helps individuals cope with stressful events in their life–small or large.
By promoting a resilient community, we can prevent substance abuse and minimize its negative impacts on people’s lives.
Below are some resources to learn more and to start practicing your very own resilience!
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Resilience On-The-Go
Reset your nervous system by trying these simple steps.
You can try these in your car, at your work, or while caring for your children!
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Learn resiliency techniques online
The YouTube channel “Therapy in a Nutshell” has playlists on anxiety, depression, grounding activities, and how to help a friend with mental illness.
Learn more about raising resilient children
Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child has a Youtube channel that details the importance of childhood in creating healthy futures. Coalition partner Get Set Transylvania works to support families, schools, and neighborhoods in creating a community where our young ones can thrive, fostering youth empowerment in Brevard and Transylvania County.