The LEO Program - Wood County, WI

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The LEO Program - Wood County, WI The LEO Program is state approved program available to all youth ages 12-20 in Wood County, WI. LEO stands for Learn & Empower Oneself.

LEO empowers youth with practical tools to understand their brains and quickly improve resilience, adaptability, and fearlessness in a rapidly changing world. The LEO Program is a state-approved interactive resilience building program for youth ages 12-20 in Wood County, WI. The mission of The LEO Program is to empower youth to understand their unique brains and quickly improve resilience, adaptability, and fearlessness in a rapidly changing world. Resilience is the ability to bounce back and/or forward during challenging circumstances. Resilience helps individuals recover from setbacks, adapt well to change and keep going in the face of adversity. LEO explores how the human brain works and why our brain is not prepared for the challenges of today’s world. Our lower brain, also known as the survival brain, dominants our day to day life. LEO challenges participants to use different tools and strategies like mindfulness, breathing, gratitude, and more to rewire their brains. By rewiring their brains, they are able to demonstrate improved leadership, creative problem solving, stress management, and become resilient. The LEO Program is funded through the Brighter Futures Initiative Grant through the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. LEO is operated by professional staff from CW Solutions in partnership with Wood County Human Services. Program curriculum is adapted from the Life Ecology Organization, founded by Dr. Niraj Nijhawan. LEO began operating in Wood County in January 2019 with funding renewed in January 2022.

Wood County Health Department is searching for more input from YOUTH AGES 15-24. If you fall into this group, you are in...
10/07/2026

Wood County Health Department is searching for more input from YOUTH AGES 15-24. If you fall into this group, you are invited to complete the Community Health Assessment Survey. YOUR VOICE CAN SHAPE WOOD COUNTY!

Join the Wood County Health Department tonight at 5:15 for Tiny Taste Buds and Big Feelings, a parent cafe talking about...
10/07/2026

Join the Wood County Health Department tonight at 5:15 for Tiny Taste Buds and Big Feelings, a parent cafe talking about the struggles we might face at mealtimes. The cafe will be at Mead Elementary in Wisconsin Rapids. Food and childcare provided!

The Wood County Health Department is hosting 3 more parent cafes in Marshfield this year, beginning next week on October...
10/06/2026

The Wood County Health Department is hosting 3 more parent cafes in Marshfield this year, beginning next week on October 13th! Drop on by and learn from other parents. Food and childcare are provided! See the poster below for more details.

More Parent Cafes are coming your way! The Wood County Health Department is hosting 3 more cafes in Wisconsin Rapids thi...
09/30/2026

More Parent Cafes are coming your way! The Wood County Health Department is hosting 3 more cafes in Wisconsin Rapids this year. Drop on by and learn from other parents. Food and childcare are provided! See the poster below for more details.

It's time to start splitting Play-Doh! As the school year quickly approaches, the LEO team is hard at work prepping supp...
08/25/2026

It's time to start splitting Play-Doh! As the school year quickly approaches, the LEO team is hard at work prepping supplies for upcoming classroom sessions. Who remembers what activity we use this Play-Doh for?

We've all heard of our survival instincts fight, flight, and freeze, but what do they actually look like in our everyday...
08/19/2026

We've all heard of our survival instincts fight, flight, and freeze, but what do they actually look like in our everyday lives? "Fight" can look like a lot more than just throwing punches, and "flight" isn't just running away. For example, did you know that procrastination is a form of flight and freezing can look like daydreaming? Take a look at the image below for more examples of how these survival instincts show up!

Our lower brain will keep us stuck in one perspective and convince us that we're right. The higher brain helps us see ou...
08/15/2026

Our lower brain will keep us stuck in one perspective and convince us that we're right. The higher brain helps us see our experiences differently and step outside the lens of our past. What we see and how we interpret it depends on the context that we're given. Often, when our context changes, so does our perspective. What do you see in the picture below?

Back to school season got your lower brain activating? Remember to use your LEO tool STOP! As soon as you notice your lo...
08/12/2026

Back to school season got your lower brain activating? Remember to use your LEO tool STOP! As soon as you notice your lower brain activating, take a pause and a deep breath. Take a moment to reflect on what's going on both inside of you and around you before making a plan to help you move forward.

Help shape health in Wood County! Take the 10-minute Community Health Survey and enter for a chance to win one of three ...
08/06/2026

Help shape health in Wood County! Take the 10-minute Community Health Survey and enter for a chance to win one of three $50 VISA gift cards. Your feedback helps guide community health priorities. This survey is for people who live and/or work in Wood County, WI, and takes about 10 minutes. All answers are anonymous.

Hey there!We have about 1 month of summer left!Everyone over at LEO Headquarters wanted to wish you one last glorious ho...
07/31/2026

Hey there!
We have about 1 month of summer left!
Everyone over at LEO Headquarters wanted to wish you one last glorious hoorah for the summer! Go get outside, swim, play games, nap in a hammock, take a walk in the woods and enjoy that warm weather before the school year starts!!
Let us know in the comments below, what's your last hoorah for summer?

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