Teaching Resilient Students and Raising Healthy Teens: Mental health, substance use and suicide prevention resources for educators and parents
This monthly newsletter provides a list of curated resources and activities to support social emotional development, healthy coping as well as crisis support for educators, students and parents.
This edition shared activities and resources for Suicide Prevention Week.
- Suicide Prevention Week
- Youth Warning Signs Tent Card
- Suicide Prevention Activity Guide
- Mental Health Thrival Kit (now available for Korean-American and Filipino American youth!)
This edition shared back-to-school resources, opportunities to get involved with Directing Change, and more.
- CalHHS’s Back-to-School Mental Health Resources
- Child Mind Institute’s Family Resource Center
- Directing Change Youth Advisory Council application
This edition shares a mini grant opportunity, summer mental health tips, and other resources.
- 2024 Mini Grant Application
- CA Surgeon General Stress Relief Resources
- Hope & Justice resources
This edition shares a summer viewing guide, art prompts, and a mental health resources hub.
- Directing Change 2023 Film and TV Messaging Awards
- Cal HHS’s Youth Mental Health Resources Hub
- Hope & Justice Art Gallery
This edition shares events and activities for May’s Mental Health Month.
- May Monthly Prompt: Take Action for Mental Health
- Mental Health Spirit Day
- Activity Tip Sheet: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Activities for Young People
- 2023 Directing Change Red Carpet Award Ceremony
This edition includes information about our Mental Health Spirit day for schools and organizations, our 2023 Award Ceremony, a stress relief resource for parents, and more.
- Mental Health Spirit Day
- 2023 Directing Change Red Carpet Award Ceremony
- CA Surgeon General’s Playbook for Stress Relief: Strategies for All Ages
- April Monthly Prompt: Celebrate Earth Day 2023 TikTok Challenge
- Mind Out Loud event
This edition shares information about a student mental health event, a parent stress line, and our mental health journal for youth.
- Mind Out Loud event
- Parents Helping Parents Parent Stress Line
- Mental Health Thrival Kit
This edition includes information about the annual contest, the monthly Hope & Justice prompt, and mindfulness exercises for educators.
- Annual Contest flyer
- Mindfulness Exercises from Campus Mind Works
This edition shares a holiday message as well as our Mental Health Thrival Kit request form and January’s Hope & Justice prompt.
- Mental Health Thrival Kits: Request copies for youth here
- Hope & Justice contest
This edition shares resources for educators to support youth mental health, our mental health journal, and the current Hope & Justice contest.
- Resources for educators, parents, and youth: CalHOPE Schools Initiative
- Mental Health Thrival Kits: Request copies for youth here
- Hope & Justice contest
This edition shares the monthly Hope & Justice prompt and mental health videos for educators to share with students.
- Child Mind Institute’s Healthy Minds Thriving Kids Videos
This edition provides free mental health resources for schools, information about the annual film contest, and a stress relief guide.
- CalHOPE’s Mental Health Resources for Schools
- California Surgeon General’s Playbook for Stress Relief for Caregivers and Kids
This edition shares October’s Hope & Justice Prompt, the mini lesson plan of the month, and back to school resources.
- Directing Change 2023 Flyer
- Hope & Justice Contest
- Mini Lesson Plans of the Month: Suicide Prevention and Superheroes and our Purpose (for grades 5-8)
- Back to School Resources
- Directing Change’s Mini Grant opportunity
This edition shares Directing Change films and handouts for back-to-school:
