Mental Health For All Toolkit

The Mental Health for All Toolkit (MHT) provides front line educators, students and parents with a new student well-being model based on the latest research in positive psychology, the psychology of well-being and student-centered learning.The Mental Health for All Toolkit" for teachers, counselors, administrators, students and parents consisting of three (3) researched-based high-impact practices: Integrated Self (iSelf model), Student Success Predictor, and Self across the Curriculum.Drawing upon our over 30 years of counseling, teaching and research, we have found that school-aged children with psychological well-being have a lower risk of mental health disorders and physical health diagnosis and behaviors such as violence, anxiety, depression, obesity, cutting, substance abuse and bullying, among others. As such, psychological well-being is an important protective factor to impart in a child's life in preparation for college and careers, and for a positive life. Further, research demonstrates that young people can be taught psychological well-being by integrating it into the school experience.