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  • Navigating Anxiety, Stress, & Chronic Overwhelm in Students

    presented by

    Julie Cullen, LICSW, Ed.M.

    If you happened to miss this dynamic presentation from the most recent LPS Community Resource Fair on 4/10/25, you still have the opportunity to watch the recording here:

     

    Navigating Anxiety, Stress, & Chronic Overwhelm in Students

     

    Lowell Public Schools and the Office of Student Support Services would like to express our tremendous gratitude and thanks to Dr. Cullen for providing this informative and engaging presentation to our families and staff!

    About the Speaker
    Julie B. Cullen, LICSW, Ed.M.

    Julie B. Cullen, LICSW, Ed.M., graduated from The University of Vermont in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, before enrolling in a graduate program at Boston University. She graduated in 2002 with a Master’s in Social Work and received a Masters in Special Education in 2003. Her professional career began in residential treatment, where she received intensive training in both Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and the treatment of Developmental Trauma. After spending several years as a clinician and Clinical Director in this setting, Julie spent time in a therapeutic public school environment before opening her private practice in 2012. Working with children, adolescents, and families has always been at the heart of Julie’s professional life. She hopes to bring humor, knowledge, and empathy into each experience, to bring out clients’ resiliency, and to provide families with a sense of hope for the future.

     
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  • See our new tab "Upcoming Community Webinars" to the left to access free Parent and Community webinars provided by community partners of LPS!
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Vision of the Mental Health Office

  • The Lowell Public Schools will develop a comprehensive school mental health system valuing inclusivity and equity where every member, student, family, community partner, and staff collaborate to serve students' and families' best interests and needs. We are dedicated to educating the whole child, having equal access to resources, and being responsive to our diverse community's ever-changing needs.

Mental Health Partners

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    The Mental Health Office is tremendously proud to announce that the Cummings Foundation has awarded a 3-year $225,000 grant to support our work to build a comprehensive school mental health system in our schools. Mass General's Psychiatry Academy will partner with us to support this work.

     

    The Massachusetts General Psychiatry Academy has partnered with the Lowell Public Schools through the Cummings Foundation Grant to support staff and students with clinical consultation, parent education, and the development of a comprehensive school mental health system.

     

     

    McLean Hospital is piloting a program aimed at reducing absenteeism and has partnered with Lowell Public Schools to provide professional development and clinical consultation to staff working with some of our highest-need families. In the 24- 25 school year, McLean will also provide professional development to therapeutic staff on a range of topics. 

     

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    The Mental Health Office extends its sincere gratitude to GLHA for their generous financial support of our Crisis Training Support Initiative, which benefits district-wide administrators and social workers. We also thank them for their commitment to staff well-being initiatives that support those working with our highest-needs student populations.

     

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