Mindset Moments™
Mental Health Resources
We work with each school's counselors to create a custom page of mental health resources for every school.
A button that links to these custom curated resources is included at the bottom of each Mindset Moments™ "Skill of the Week" lesson.
National Resources
If you feel you or someone in your household may harm themselves or someone else:
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Toll-free number: 988
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The Lifeline Chat and Text is free and confidential. You’ll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor in your area.
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National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 1-800-799-7233 and TTY 1-800-787-3224
If you need to find treatment or mental health providers in your area:
Mental Health Resources
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The Florida State University Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy (CPEIP), is a nationally recognized leader in the field of early childhood mental health. CPEIP offers many resources to address the lifetime effects of trauma and toxic stress on young children. Learn more about CPEIP.
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Learn the importance of talking, reading, and singing with children in sensitive, loving, and responsive ways, to build children’s brains and help them develop the social-emotional skills they need to succeed in school and life.
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Become aware of the special concerns, needs, and issues that brothers and sisters often have when another child in the family has a developmental disability. Watch the video, Needs of Brothers, Sisters and Parents, to learn about the unique bonds that children have with brothers and sisters, the range of emotions that many siblings experience toward their sibling with a disability, and how parents and other family members can listen to, support all their children.
K12 Resources
Local resources, including mental health professionals, are essential in addressing the needs of Florida’s youth. With the goal of building resiliency and helping children persevere through life’s challenges, the FDOE is committed to the well-being of Florida’s children and students.
To aid in finding help for their children, parents and caregivers are encouraged to contact their child’s school for additional resources and support from the school’s counselor, social worker or other professional staff.
In accordance with section (s) 1011.62, Florida Statutes, (F.S.), the MHAA Plan allocation is to assist districts with establishing or expanding school-based mental health care; training educators and other school staff in detecting and responding to mental health issues; and connecting children, youth and families who may experience behavioral health issues with appropriate services. The application must be submitted annually to the FDOE by August 1.
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Suicide Prevention
One of the most important things we can do to prevent suicide is ask questions when we are worried about someone.
Too often people are afraid to embarrass or further upset someone, or they do not know what questions to ask, so they miss opportunities to help people who are really struggling.
The Columbia Protocol, also known as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), supports suicide risk assessment through a series of simple, plain-language questions that anyone can ask. The answers help users identify whether someone is at risk for suicide, assess the severity and immediacy of that risk, and gauge the level of support that the person needs.
Recognizing Mental Health Issues in the Classroom
Thrive Alliance Group put out this excellent article about the 15 warning signs of mental & behavioral health issues.
We are looking to partner with the Thrive Alliance Group, who wrote this article, to provide the education and resources schools need to attend to students who need a more intensive level of support than Resilience Reminders™.
Prevention of the Abuse and Addiction of Alcohol, Nicotine, And Drugs
Broward County Public Schools has put together a comprehensive list of resources, which you can view here.
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Additional Alcohol Prevention Resources
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Stop Underage Drinking - A portal of Federal Resources
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA):
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Additional Resources
Creating a culture and climate of safety is essential to the prevention of violence in school. Prevention and intervention are part of a comprehensive strategy to increase the safety and security of Florida schools.
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Student Support Services Project
The Student Support Services Project exists to develop and promote the implementation of a statewide system of comprehensive, multi-tiered supports for all students.
Intervention & Prevention Programs
The following institutions have a list of intervention and prevention programs that they have reviewed and published.
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