Tools and Resources
Back To School
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Summer Academy 2024
This virtual conference was open to all K-12 education professionals – classroom teachers, administrators, school-related professionals, and community-based organizations working with and in school settings. This year’s Summer Academy offered multiple opportunities to engage with mental health topics that impact student wellness, academic achievement, and social connectedness.
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Supporting Young Minds
Mental Health America’s 2024 Supporting Young Minds Guides have been created to empower parents, caregivers, teachers, and others to provide support by fostering nonjudgmental environments where young people feel safe expressing themselves. In them, you will find information about facilitating conversations and validating feelings, creating safe spaces and supportive culture in the classroom, and ways to promote peer support.
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Kindergarten Transition Resource
Explore, utilize, and share this Kindergarten Back to School Toolkit. Take note of the Family and Caregiver resources as they were specifically designed to be shared with the adults in your students’ lives.
Resource Guides
Free to use online or print out for home or school!
Visit the Family Education Webinar Series: Recorded Sessions to learn more about each focus area from a past webinar.