Mental Health 101 Curriculum
Mental Health 101 is a whole-school training program with school assemblies, parent programs, teacher trainings, and a whole-school curriculum for middle and high school.
Funding for this program is available through SAMHSA, Project AWARE, and The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Purchase our Whole-School Curriculum & Teacher's Guide
- Mental Health 101 eBook (unlimited downloads!)
- Classroom Discussion Guides for all chapters & sub-chapters
- Small Group Activities & Collaborative Conversations
- Student Journal Prompts for personal growth goals
- Family Discussion Guides in English, Spanish, & Chinese
- All this content is exclusive with your school membership
The Top 10 Goals of Mental Health 101
- Mental Health 101 teaches teens how to talk with their parents or guardians when they need support, as well as how to reach out to other trusted adults or mental health professionals if needed.
- Mental Health 101 is non-controversial. The book does not promote any controversial ideas, political agendas, or religious agendas. The book promotes personal responsibility and healthy life choices.
- Mental Health 101 teaches positive behaviors and mental wellbeing skills like respect, responsibility, resiliency, and coping skills for stress and anxiety.
- Mental Health 101 prevents at-risk and self-destructive behaviors like self-harm, suicide, depression, and anxiety.
- Mental Health 101 makes a clear distinction between temporary feelings of anxiety or depression (which are common for all teens) and longer forms of clinical depression, which can only be diagnosed by a mental health professional.
- Mental Health 101 shows students how to get help if someone is having a mental health crisis, such as a panic attack or suicidal thoughts. The program also educates students on the most common mental illnesses, learning disorders, and disabilities.
- Mental Health 101 teaches students how to have respectful conversations, even when they disagree with someone.
- Mental Health 101 is non-judgmental, and it allows students to participate at their own comfort level.
- Mental Health 101 can be taught as a Tier-1 class for all middle school and high school students.
- Mental Health 101 is a research-based program that will soon become evidence-based, as we study the positive impact it has on school culture.
