mental health initiative
about the MHI
The 2021 Healthy Youth Survey confirms that our community is not immune to what experts are calling a mental health epidemic: in our schools, 41 percent of 10th-graders reported feeling so sad or hopeless that they stopped their usual activities. and 23 percent of 12th-graders had considered attempting suicide.
SEL & mental health grants
now accepting grant requests for the 24-25 school year! these grants support counselors, social workers, behavior technicians, and restorative justice centers by funding materials and the development of programs that specifically address social/emotional learning and mental health.
how has the MHI helped students so far?
by providing:
mental health initiative grants.
a suicide prevention training open to all teachers and staff.
A Mental Health Resource Library for staff, students and family.
A trauma-informed online mental health training during the pandemic.