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Teen Mental Health First Aid

This in-person training teaches high school students about common mental health challenges and what they can do to support their own mental health and help a friend who is struggling. It’s equipping young people with the knowledge and skills they need to foster their own wellness and to support each other.

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Classroom
Program Components
  • Understanding stigma and strategies for stigma reduction
  • Understanding how to foster & maintain positive mental health
  • Understanding how to seek help effectively
Program Outcomes
  • Advocate for reducing stigma associated with emotional and mental and behavioral health
  • Describe how self-harm or suicide impacts other people
  • Explain how to help someone who is thinking about attempting suicide
  • Identify school and community resources that can help a person with emotional, mental and behavioral health concerns

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The 4 Rs (Reading, Writing, Respect & Resolution)

The 4Rs Program, offered by the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades Pre-K-8 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness at grades 3 and 4. Translated materials are available in Spanish.

The 4Rs (for Reading, Writing, Respect, and Resolution) is a program intended to improve social emotional learning as well as literacy for students in grades K-5. It uses high-quality literature to help students gain skills such as handling anger, listening, assertiveness, and cooperation, among others. The 4Rs provides teachers with a literacy-based curriculum of 21-35 lessons based on social-emotional issues. Teachers follow lessons with units on skills highlighted in the readings. Teachers receive 25 hours of training plus extensive coaching.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8)
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Classroom Schoolwide Home Community
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Reduced Emotional Distress
  • Reduced Problem Behavior
  • Improved Prosocial Behavior

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The Character Effect

The Character Effect, offered by Beech Acres Parenting Center, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for Pre-K-6 and demonstrated evidence of effectiveness at grades 3-5.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home
Program Outcomes
  • Improved Academic Performance

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The Fourth R

The Fourth R, offered by the Western Centre for School Mental Health, provides a lesson-based apporach to SEL. It includes programming for grades 6-12 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grades 7-9. Translated materials for The Fourth R are available in French and Spanish.

Grades
Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom Home Community
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Reduced Problem Behavior

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The Leadership Program’s Violence Prevention Project

The Leadership Program’s Violence Prevention Project, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades 6-12 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grades 6-10.

Grades
Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home Community
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Improved Prosocial Behavior

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Too Good for Violence

Too Good for Violence, offered by the Mendez Foundation, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades K-8 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grade 3. Translated materials for Too Good for Violence are available in Spanish.

Grades
Elementary (K-5) Middle (6-8)
Settings
Classroom Home Community
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Improved Prosocial Behavior

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Toolbox Project

Toolbox Project provides a teaching practices and lesson-based approach to SEL and offers programming for grades Pre-K-6. A CASEL-approved evaluation demonstrates evidence of effectiveness at grades K-2. ToolBox Project offers a teacher-facing online content portal that houses lesson plans, extension activities, printables for the classroom, implementation supports, and reports about the program’s research base. Student- and caregiver-facing materials are available in Spanish.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Improved Teaching Practices

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Tools for Getting Along Together

Tools for Getting Along Together, offered by the University of Florida College of Education, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades 4 and 5 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grades 4 and 5. Translated materials are available in Spanish.

Grades
Elementary (K-5)
Settings
Classroom
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes

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Tools of the Mind

Tools of the Mind provides a teaching practices approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades Pre-K-K and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in Pre-K-K. Translated materials for Tools of the Mind are available in Spanish.

Grades
Pre-K Elementary (K-5)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Reduced Emotional Distress
  • Improved Academic Performance
  • Reduced Problem Behavior
  • Improved School Connectedness

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Transformative Life Skills & Dynamic Mindfulness

Transformative Life Skills & Dynamic Mindfulness, offered by the Niroga Institute, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL, focused on mindfulness. It includes programming for grades 6-12 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grades 6 and 9. Translated materials for Transformative Life Skills are offered in Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, French, Inuktitut.

Grades
Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Settings
Classroom Schoolwide Home
Program Outcomes
  • Improved SEL skills and attitudes
  • Improved School Connectedness
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