Resiliency

"Invisible," Laura Williams, Flickr.

Resiliency is the quality of being able to resist temptations, overcome circumstances, and be mindful of one's own ability to make choices that can determine quality of life.

Beginning at a very young age and continuing throughout our lifetimes, we are challenged with opportunities to make good or bad choices. We are subject to modeling behaviors from parents and siblings, by peer pressure in and out of school, by advertising, and even by our own biological systems. The more we know and recognize these pressures, the better equipped we are to make healthy lifestyle choices, avoid addicting substances, develop nurturing and supportive relationships with others, and know when to seek help before reaching a point from which it is very difficult to return.

The Tri-County Board supports programs for schools, for at-risk professions such as law enforcement officers, and others to develop resiliency.