Providing Teachers the Best Path to Mental Health Curricula and Programs

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About Mental Health Instruction

Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis and Eliminating Mental Illness Stigma for a Generation

Mental Health education works. Studies show that including a well-developed and implemented Mental Health curriculum in educational programming leads to decreased stigma and a stronger mental health knowledge base. In turn, this leads to robust peer support among youth, decreased delays to care, improved student productivity, and more effective interventions for students at risk of suicide (Kutcher et al, 2016).

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We need your support!

We are in the process of adding a comprehensive Universal Screening toolkit for teachers in inventorying their Tier I needs. We also expect to be adding an additional 100 new programs across all categories in 2026, and hope to add new data/evidence collection components.

To realize the full potential of this vision, we need your help in completing all of these updates by being part of sponsorship efforts in the next phases of work. Visit the Support MHI page and help in funding this important work. Or, if you are a program developer, contact us to submit your program.

Mental Health Literacy

Understanding mental health disorders, how to foster and maintain positive mental health, understanding how to seek help effectively.

Social and Emotional Learning

Tools for early learning in self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making.

Suicide Prevention

Tools to identify a youth in crisis, engage in effective dialogue, aid in the connection to resources, and mitigate risk.

Substance Use Disorder

Providing educational tools to build awareness of the mechanics of addiction, risks of substance use in multiple types of substances.

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Elementary School

Grades K - 5
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Middle School

Grades 6 - 8
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High School

Grades 9 - 12
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All Grade Levels

Grades K - 12
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Program Curation

Expert-vetted curricula and presentations for healthier, more productive, and more emotionally informed students

Program developers not already listed are encouraged to contact us to begin the submittal process.

If you represent an organization that would like to be considered for inclusion in this Mental Health Instruction library, please go to the Contact page, send us a brief description of your curriculum or program and we will reach out to you and help coordinate your submission.

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Help Us Grow the Mental Health Library

The development of this site is Phase Two in a four phase endeavor to bring Mental Health Education into schools across the country. Now, Phase Three re-engages the University of Washington SMART Center educational experts to help Chad's Legacy Project expand the original library of Mental Health Literacy to also include Social Emotional Learning, Substance Use and Suicide prevention programs.

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The Mental Health Instruction library is about to add yet another 100 programs!