Mountain Lake PBS joins with public media partners across New York State to focus on youth mental health and suicide prevention.
October 10th is World Mental Health Day. Each year, around the globe, this day helps to bring visibility to issues related to mental health education, awareness, and advocacy against social stigma. This Mental Health Day, explore the Student Mental Health Matters: A Toolkit for Educators, recently launched on PBS LearningMedia.
This collection is designed to equip educators, school staff, and school mental health professionals with critical knowledge and strategies needed to support the mental well-being of their students. Featuring 50+ video-based resources and accompanying support materials – produced by mental health organizations and public media producers, and featuring New York-based mental health experts – the collection covers suicide prevention, stress and anxiety, self-harm, adverse childhood experiences, and social media.
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Student Mental Health Matters | A Toolkit for Educators
Grades 6-12
Student Mental Health Matters: A Toolkit for Educators is designed to equip educators, school staff, and school mental health professionals with critical knowledge and strategies needed to support the mental well-being of their students. Video-based resources — produced by mental health organizations and public media producers — cover suicide prevention, stress and anxiety, self-harm, adverse childhood experiences, and social media.
For additional local news coverage and classroom-ready resources, visit our Youth Mental Health Matters homepage and World Mental Health Day blog post. Families and teachers will find materials to help jumpstart conversations on what mental health is, how we can help those in need, tips for mindfulness and other emotional support tools, and specific organizations to reach out to if you or someone you know is in need.