Bobbie Jo Bensaid

Check out the blog I wrote for the Extension Mental Health and Well-Being group! Make a Dopamine Menu and Keep Yourself Full(filled) connect.extension.org/g/mental-healt…

The PROMISE Initiative is wrapping up their project by delivering 12,000 DisposeRx packets to independent pharmacies across the state. By safely disposing of unused prescription medications, we can work to prevent overdoses.

Excellent Lunch and Learn with Women's United Way yesterday in Tupelo discussing family hunger and the lasting effects on kids' development. They had the best speakers!

Had a fantastic time with some of the International University of Rabat's students discussing stress management. Thanks for the great conversations, UIR, and see you soon!

If you're struggling with thoughts of #suicide, remember that there is #hope. The @988Lifeline provides 24/7 connection to confidential support. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org #988Lifeline

Next up was hearing @hseitz present on work she led on vaccine communication from our @ExtFoundation #EXCITE project. Lots of enthusiasm for the effort. Thanks to collab. Laura Downey and project manager Mmesoma Okafor. And to @MSUExtService in a big way for pushing messages out.

TL;DR- #mentalhealth #awareness training is moving the needle in an important space among K12 #educators!

And the best of all is seeing colleagues I work with every day present their work! @bjbensaid is representing @MSU_FSNHP, @MSUExtService, @MSU_AG @MSU_DAFVM and all of our coauthors with perfection!

Each 988 call center is staffed by trained crisis counselors 24 hours a day, every day of the year. ➡️Call, text or chat with a counselor. You are not alone! More info: samhsa.gov/find-help/988 #MSUext

Hope to see lots of #publichealth colleagues at @PublicHealth's 150th annual meeting! Please stop by to see my team present on a range of projects we've had underway. Topics+times are below; & you can find location info in the program or just message me! apha.confex.com/apha/2022/meet…

Low quality pic for a high quality Women's Leadership Conference. How encouraging to hear from 5 highly successful women in Starkville.

If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988Lifeline.org. 988 connects you with a trained crisis counselor who can help. @samhsagov

Thanks for the biscuits, @MSstate_staff ! And thank you, @msstate for the best coworkers! Happy Friday, y'all! And Hail State!

Thankful to be trained in Crucial Conversations! What a fantastic course on learning how to foster open dialogues around high-stakes topics. #HailState

MSU is responding to a bomb threat. Other universities have recently received similar threats that were false alarms, but we are evacuating and searching specific buildings mentioned in the threat out of an abundance of caution. Canines being used with MSUPD. We will update ASAP.

👀 at team @MHFirstAidUSA w/ @MSUExtService! These are MHFA materials going out all around MS. #Thankful to work w/ dedicated folks like @bjbensaid & @mn_robertson! PS: if Bobbie Jo isn’t out teaching or delivering MHFA virtually, she’s prepping, so this is a most day event!

We are so excited to be part of the Story Walk project at @msstate’s Chadwick Lake! This two-week installment promotes literacy, reading, health, exercise, and movement in our community.❤️ 🐛The featured book is a “Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle! #MSUext

Preparing for our @MSUExtService @MSU_FSNHP Story Walk Ribbon Cutting before work this morning at Gentry Signs in Starkville and excited to move this forward. #AIM4CHangE! @CDC_DNPAO @CDCgov @asansing23

Successful @MSUExtService @MSU_FSNHP ribbon cutting with @MississippiDOT in Drew and Rome this morning, followed by lunch at the Senator. Now headed back to Starkville! Thanks to @photogMSUext for the great photos and all our partners!

Look who made @msstate's tweet celebrating our graduates!! ~Our very own, @bjbensaid in photo #3.