K-6 Mental Health Supports
7-12 Mental Health Supports
Tier 1 Supports
Promotion of healthy habits and building of healthy class community
Take the guesswork out of mental health literacy planning for your classroom.
Have confidence that your approach is aligned with the Ontario curriculum, based on the latest mental health evidence and is identity-affirming and culturally responsive.
Foster a supportive and inclusive learning environment where students feel empowered to care for their mental health and support their peers.
Benefit from the spillover effect—practising mental health strategies with students can support your mental health too.
Little things can make a big difference. Easy-to-implement, evidence-informed mental health practices for elementary classrooms.
Designed to support the development of basic mental health literacy and social-emotional learning skills for grades 1-8. Each lesson includes:
o A minds on, action, and consolidation task
o Cross curricular connections to language and the arts
o Optional extension activities
o Mentor Texts suggestions
A series of six lessons to support the development of stress management and healthy coping skills. Each lesson has three parts: a minds-on activity, a pre-recorded virtual field trip session that introduces breathing strategies, and a consolidation activity.
Social and Emotional Learning
This tip sheet provides information for students on how take care of themselves.
Practical resources created for the start of the school year, but the information and activities are still relevant for now. The activities focus on relationships, connection and community. They are designed to help students ease into school routines.
Describes the process of developing and practicing skills that help us to thrive throughout life. SEL targets six domains where knowledge and skills can be developed.
Equity and Mental Health Resources
Include various youth-friendly graphics to build students’ awareness and understanding of:
o some of the different equity issues related to the pandemic
o coping tips for students impacted by systems of oppression and discrimination
o how to be an ally
This poster has been developed to identify actions that students can take to stand up against racism and help to better their peers and support a positive school climate.
These social media shareables focus on self-love strategies to help support the mental health of Black Youth.
This tip sheet provides information on how being in a supportive space is crucial for developing a sense of comfort, improved mental health and identifies tips to maintain a space for Black youth to heal and flourish.
Mental Health and Students with Special Needs
Challenging World Events
Online Courses for Educators
A 6-hour course designed to provide educators with basic knowledge and information related to mental health, strategies to enhance student mental health, and everyday practices for use in the classroom.
· LEARN about mental health.
· INSPIRE through your actions.
· TEACH in ways that encourage belonging and that support student mental health.
An education and training platform for professionals seeking to learn more about autism and mental health.
Tier 2 Supports
Prevention and Early Intervention of student who may need additional support in the classroom
Notice and Identify When Students are Struggling
A step-by-step approach to support students when they show signs of an emotional or behavioural issue
An example of an approach that can be used by guidance teachers in supporting students seeking help for a problem with their mental health.
Talking with Students
This resource is designed to promote help-seeking and provides ideas and strategies for self-care for students. It was designed with input from Ontario secondary students.
Tip sheet for students to support help-seeking by showcasing different ways to start the conversation with a trusted person and what to expect after reaching out.
Talking with Parents and Families
Resources for Educator Self-Care
Easy to access support for your life, work and mental health challenges – any time – any place.
Tier 1 Supports
Promotion of mentally healthy habits and building of healthy class community
Mental Health Literacy
Take the guesswork out of mental health literacy planning for your classroom.
Have confidence that your approach is aligned with the Ontario curriculum, based on the latest mental health evidence and is identity-affirming and culturally responsive.
Foster a supportive and inclusive learning environment where students feel empowered to care for their mental health and support their peers.
Benefit from the spillover effect—practising mental health strategies with students can support your mental health too.
Easy-to-implement, evidence-informed mental health practices for secondary school learning environments.
A series of six lessons to support the development of stress management and healthy coping skills. Each lesson has three parts: a minds-on activity, a pre-recorded virtual field trip session that introduces breathing strategies, and a consolidation activity.
These conversation starters can be used to support a welcoming and caring learning environment that supports learning, wellness, and equitable outcomes for all students.
A series of four lessons designed for use with secondary students, focusing on building their understanding of mental health and mental illness, signs of mental health problems, and how/where to access help when needed.
Each lesson includes:
· Minds On: an activity for student reflection
· Action Task: engagement with the core content of the lesson
· Consolidation: activities for students to continue the learning
· Transition: a brief practice/activity to end in a positive way and help students transition to the rest of their day
· Safety: a reminder about available resources and encouragement of help-seeking
Social and Emotional Learning
This tip sheet provides information for students on how take care of themselves.
Practical resources created for the start of the school year, but the information and activities are still relevant for now. The activities focus on relationships, connection and community. They are designed to help students ease into school routines.
Describes the process of developing and practicing skills that help us to thrive throughout life. SEL targets six domains where knowledge and skills can be developed.
Equity and Mental Health Resources
Include various youth-friendly graphics to build students’ awareness and understanding of:
o some of the different equity issues related to the pandemic
o coping tips for students impacted by systems of oppression and discrimination
o how to be an ally
This poster has been developed to identify actions that students can take to stand up against racism and help to better their peers and support a positive school climate.
These social media shareables focus on self-love strategies to help support the mental health of Black Youth.
This tip sheet provides information on how being in a supportive space is crucial for developing a sense of comfort, improved mental health and identifies tips to maintain a space for Black youth to heal and flourish.
Mental Health and Students with Special Needs
Challenging World Events
Online Courses for Educators
A 6-hour course designed to provide educators with basic knowledge and information related to mental health, strategies to enhance student mental health, and everyday practices for use in the classroom.
· LEARN about mental health.
· INSPIRE through your actions.
· TEACH in ways that encourage belonging and that support student mental health.
An education and training platform for professionals seeking to learn more about autism and mental health.