Identifies mental health crises and suicide warning signs while developing personal safety plans and grounding techniques. Equips users with peer gatekeeper skills and direct pathways to professional crisis resources and hotlines.
A mental health literacy workshop for high schoolers that teaches the 'Notice, Listen, Link' model for supporting peers in distress while emphasizing personal boundaries and professional referrals.
Consolidating resources and creating a concrete, personalized safety plan for life after graduation.
An interactive workshop day where students map out personal hurdles and the resources needed to clear them.
Specifically addressing the psychological challenges of leaving high school and the loss of routine.
An exploration of depression symptoms, breaking stigma, and how to support friends in crisis.
A comprehensive lesson on mental health awareness focusing on anxiety, depression, and the transition from high school, featuring a guided presentation and self-reflection activities.
Honor individual growth, provide closure for the group, and identify resources for ongoing support, including Tier 3 referral screening.
Focus on the transition to summer, identifying potential triggers during unstructured time, and creating a personalized support plan.
Explore the physical and emotional 'waves' of grief, identify personal triggers, and build a toolkit of grounding and coping strategies.
Establish group safety, introduce the concept of diverse losses, and allow students to map their personal journeys in a supportive environment.
A high school counseling lesson designed to help students create a balanced, purposeful summer plan that supports mental health. It covers the risks of unstructured time, the importance of routine, and connects students with Massachusetts-specific resources.
A comprehensive toolkit for school counselors to bridge the gap between school-year support and summer mental health resources for families in Massachusetts.
A high school counseling lesson focused on identifying and accessing mental health support resources outside of the school environment, specifically designed for breaks and summer transitions. Students will map out their personal support systems and learn about Massachusetts-specific crisis resources.
A comprehensive lesson on essential phone communication skills for high school students, covering emergency, professional, social, and scheduling calls.
A comprehensive set of resources for middle and high school students focused on developing social-emotional intelligence, mental health awareness, and practical coping strategies. This lesson provides tools for self-tracking, group discussion, and hands-on practice with real-world scenarios.
An introductory guide to navigating local community resources in Clay County, Florida, focusing on essential services for independence and advocacy. Students will explore transportation, food assistance, disability support, and recreational opportunities.
A comprehensive guide for high school students to navigate academic, mental health, and behavioral support systems. Students learn how to identify their needs, find the right resources, and effectively ask for help.
A comprehensive set of resources and instructional materials to support Denver metro high school students experiencing housing instability, focusing on immediate survival needs and legal rights under the McKinney-Vento Act.
A comprehensive lesson designed to help homeless high school students navigate complex public benefit systems, understand their rights under McKinney-Vento, and manage the documentation required for stability and post-secondary success.
A lesson designed to empower homeless high school students in Colorado to navigate public benefit systems, understand their rights, and create a concrete action plan for stability.
The sequence concludes with students designing a 'Community Care Agreement' to establish norms for mutual support and collective rest in their own communities.
This lesson teaches specific bystander intervention strategies to bridge the gap between noticing distress and connecting a peer to resources.
Students learn to identify subtle behavioral and non-verbal signs of distress in their peers and practice gentle intervention strategies.
A workshop focusing on the listening skills required to support peers, emphasizing validation over immediate problem-solving.
Students define psychological safety and analyze its impact on team performance, using Google's 'Project Aristotle' as a primary case study.
Students act as financial counselors for a detailed case study of a recent graduate struggling with payments. They analyze debt load and income to recommend a specific repayment plan and budget adjustments, producing a final 'Financial Action Plan'.
Students examine the timeline and repercussions of failing to repay student loans, including damaged credit scores, wage garnishment, and tax refund offsets. They learn the difference between postponement options and simply stopping payment.
This lesson connects career aspirations with borrowing limits. Students research entry-level salaries for specific careers and calculate a safe borrowing limit based on the rule of thumb that total debt should not exceed expected first-year salary.
Learners investigate alternative federal repayment options, including Graduated, Extended, and Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans. They analyze how lowering a monthly payment often results in paying significantly more interest over the life of the loan.
Students use the 'Standard Repayment Plan' model to calculate estimated monthly payments for various total debt amounts and compare them to entry-level salaries. This lesson introduces the concept of the debt-to-income ratio through the 'Sticker Shock' challenge.
A culminating project where students synthesize their learning into a 'Personal Crisis Manual' containing personalized acceptance statements and coping strategies.
Explores sensory-based grounding and self-soothing strategies as tools for tolerating distress when reality cannot be immediately changed.
Students analyze therapeutic tools and design their own guided reflection worksheets to help peers navigate the transition from denial to radical acceptance.
Focuses on the STOP skill (Stop, Take a step back, Observe, Proceed mindfully) to manage impulsivity and interrupt destructive reaction cycles through simulations.
Introduces the three 'What' skills of mindfulness: Observe, Describe, and Participate, using the 'Teflon Mind' metaphor to practice non-judgmental awareness.
The sequence concludes with what happens after the hang-up. Students discuss the importance of following safety plans generated during the call and how to seek ongoing support, reinforcing that the hotline is a triage point, not the final cure.
Students review standard intake questionnaires to demystify the probing questions operators ask. They practice listening for key terms and providing concise answers through a 'third-party' analysis where they critique a fictional dialogue.
Students learn how to support a friend by making the call with them or for them. The lesson focuses on the concept of a 'warm handoff'—staying on the line until the professional takes over—and the specific language to use to bridge the gap.
This lesson addresses the physiological stress response that makes speaking difficult during a crisis. Students learn grounding techniques and simple pre-planned scripts (sentence starters) to initiate a call when they are overwhelmed.
Students address psychological and logistical barriers to seeking help. They use their procedural knowledge to create FAQ guides that dispel myths and reduce the fear of calling a hotline.
A comprehensive toolkit for K-12 school counselors and student services teams to ensure continuity of care during end-of-year transitions. It includes protocol guides, meeting structures, and documentation templates aligned with Massachusetts student records regulations.
A professional toolkit for school counselors and educators to identify K-12 students at risk of mental health regression during summer break, including triage frameworks and handoff documentation.
A culminating simulation where students apply their knowledge to realistic peer vignettes, scripting how to introduce help-seeking and connecting others to professional aid.
An investigation into specialized resources for identity-specific or issue-specific support, including text-based services and digital safety features.
Students analyze the legal and ethical frameworks of confidentiality and mandated reporting, clarifying the thresholds for active rescue and geolocating.
An examination of standard intake scripts and risk assessment questions used by hotline operators to prioritize callers based on lethality and immediate need.
Students research and distinguish the roles of 911, 988, and non-emergency services through case scenario analysis to identify the correct entry point for various levels of distress.
A high school guidance lesson focused on mental health awareness, destigmatization, and resource navigation using the Sources of Strength framework. Students will identify warning signs, debunk myths, and map out their support systems.
A 45-minute core training session covering the ambassador role, safety boundaries, practical stigma-reduction strategies, and student self-care.
A high school mental health awareness lesson focused on identifying signs of anxiety and depression, mapping support resources, and creating a personal help-seeking action plan. Aligned to ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors B-SMS 9.
A comprehensive mental health awareness lesson for high schoolers focusing on identifying anxiety and depression, mapping support resources, and creating help-seeking action plans. Aligned to ASCA B-SMS 9.
A comprehensive lesson for high school students focused on mental health literacy, stigma reduction, and proactive help-seeking strategies, aligned with Massachusetts SEL standards.
A trauma-informed guide for high school students to master de-escalation techniques and crisis management, facilitated by school social workers. The lesson covers the C.A.L.M. framework, safety planning, and navigating conflicts.
A collection of intake and referral forms for school counseling programs, focused on building a holistic understanding of a student's social-emotional needs through student, teacher, and parent perspectives.
A modern, science-based exploration of depression, motivation, and coping strategies designed specifically for teens. This lesson focuses on the 'Neuro Blueprint' approach to understanding brain chemistry and emotional regulation.
A comprehensive lesson on understanding stress, identifying personal triggers, and developing healthy coping mechanisms for high school students.
A supportive lesson focused on easing school-re-entry anxiety and providing concrete strategies for students transitioning back after a break.
A comprehensive, in-depth unit on mental health literacy, identifying system alerts (Anxiety, Depression, Anger), and building a proactive coping toolkit. Includes detailed reading, scenario analysis, and a 10-question final assessment.
This lesson introduces math-based grounding techniques to help students manage anxiety or overstimulation by engaging the logical side of the brain. It includes portable prompt cards and structured worksheets featuring counting, arithmetic, and geometry challenges.
Creating meaningful ways to honor the person who died and maintaining their legacy.
A suite of professional case note templates for school counselors, designed for efficiency and clarity in documenting student support sessions. These templates follow a blue and gold theme and utilize best-practice intervention checklists.
A comprehensive lesson designed to help high school students navigate the job application process for a psychology internship while demonstrating their subject-matter knowledge.
Concluding the group, celebrating progress, and preparing for life after the sessions.
