Orange County Student Mental Health

#HopeForChange Activation Toolkit

Mental Health Awareness Month is celebrated across the nation. In California, Each Mind Matters—a mental health advocacy organization—has promoted the theme #HopeForChange for 2021.

The purpose of this guide is to provide tools, tips, and resources that school leaders, staff, and educators can use for Mental Health Awareness Month. As adults on campus, you are in a unique position to identify students who are having personal struggles, engage them in conversations, and offer them hope and resources. We have created this toolkit to support you as well as help bring hope to your campus during this unprecedented time.

26th Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County

The 26th Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County studies four interdependent focus areas: Good Health, Economic Well-Being, Educational Achievement and Safe Homes and Communities. Each focus area includes the most recent data for indicators to assess improving or worsening trends over 10 years.

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Every Young Heart and Mind: Schools as Centers of Wellness

As part of the MHSOAC’s School Mental Health Initiative, they have released of Every Young Heart and Mind: Schools as Centers of Wellness, a plan for transforming California’s K-12 schools into centers for wellness. The report is part of a portfolio of activities focused on young Californians that includes the Triage and Mental Health Student Service Act grants; Striving for Zero, the state suicide prevention strategic plan; the youth empowerment activities and youth drop-in centers; and the ongoing work to fortify strategic investments in prevention and early intervention services.

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Suicide Prevention Activation Kit

This activity guide is intended to help organizations across California with planning and implementation of Suicide Prevention Week activities. These resources and activities can also be used throughout the year.

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