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!FINAL SEL4IL Jan2026 Forum Mental Health and Social & Emotional Learning

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Being able to connect with others doing the work!

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How are Educators Supported so they STAY? 

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How are Educators Supported so they STAY? 

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Colona and Eagle Ridge school districts hold wellness day for teachers

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Two local school districts, Colona and Eagle Ridge, hold wellness day for their teachers.

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SEL Day Registration Sign-Up. Let's Go Illinois! 

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SEL Day Registration Sign-Up. Let's Go Illinois! 

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SEL Day - Celebrate Social Emotional Learning!

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SEL Day is an annual event on the 2nd Friday in March to showcase, promote, advocate, and support SEL in school and communities across the world.

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20 Strategies for Mental Health and Wellness

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Being part of this has been awesome. As a trainer, I get to help people really see the importance of Youth Mental Health First Aid. I am so passionate about this program and I want to be sure that everyone - teachers, custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers - has an opportunity to be engaged. Getting to the 80% mandate took a lot of work. It [...]...

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Mental Health First Aid USA - Mental Health First Aid

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Mental Health First Aid is a national program to teach the skills to respond to the signs of mental illness and substance use.

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The Mental Health Literacy Collaborative

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We're glad you asked! Mental Health Literacy (MHL) is a part of health literacy that has historically been "left out" of education. This critical piece of education is a proactive solution to the current mental health crisis.

MHL includes four core components:

1. Understanding how to foster & maintain positive mental health

2. Understanding common mental health disorders, signs & symptoms, and treatments

3. Understanding how to seek help effectively

4. Understanding stigma and strategies for stigma reduction

"With good mental health literacy, we learn how to take better care of ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities. We are empowered and provided with the skills that we need to help us build better lives, better systems of care, and a better society."
~ Wei & Kutcher 2018 (leading MHL researchers)

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The Mental Health Literacy Collaborative

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We're glad you asked! Mental Health Literacy (MHL) is a part of health literacy that has historically been "left out" of education. This critical piece of education is a proactive solution to the current mental health crisis.

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Using ‘The Hand Model of the Brain’ to Explain our Reaction to Stress - Building Better Brains™

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Tips on how to stay connected and protect your students from stress, and bring some fun challenges and activities into the online classroom.

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Our clients are best able to cope with stressors and triggers when they're operating within their window of tolerance.

But a traumatic experience can narrow our clients' window of tolerance, leading to states of either hyper- or hypo-arousal.

So we created this infographic as a tool you can share with your clients. It can help you explain what's going on when they're feeling dysregulated. Plus, this will help to support the exercises and work you do together as an important part of healing.

Click the image to enlarge

If you'd like to print a copy for yourself, just click here: Color or Print-friendly

(Please be sure to include the copyright information. We put a lot of work into creating these resources for you. Thanks!)
For more strategies you can use to help clients who've experienced trauma, be sure to check out the Treating Trauma Master Series.
You'll get insights from Bessel van der Kolk, MD; Dan Siegel, MD; Pat Ogden, PhD; Stephen Porges, PhD; Peter Levine, PhD; Allan Schore, PhD; and Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD.

Now we'd like to hear from you. How could this help you in your work? Please leave a comment below.

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How to Help Your Clients Understand Their Window of Tolerance

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Our clients are best able to cope with stressors and triggers when they're operating within their window of tolerance. But a traumatic experience can narrow our clients' window of tolerance, leading to states of either hyper- or hypo-arousal. So we created this infographic as a tool you can share with your clients.

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The Mental Health Literacy Collaborative

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We're glad you asked! Mental Health Literacy (MHL) is a part of health literacy that has historically been "left out" of education. This critical piece of education is a proactive solution to the current mental health crisis.

MHL includes four core components:

1. Understanding how to foster & maintain positive mental health

2. Understanding common mental health disorders, signs & symptoms, and treatments

3. Understanding how to seek help effectively

4. Understanding stigma and strategies for stigma reduction

"With good mental health literacy, we learn how to take better care of ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities. We are empowered and provided with the skills that we need to help us build better lives, better systems of care, and a better society."
~ Wei & Kutcher 2018 (leading MHL researchers)

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The Mental Health Literacy Collaborative

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We're glad you asked! Mental Health Literacy (MHL) is a part of health literacy that has historically been "left out" of education. This critical piece of education is a proactive solution to the current mental health crisis.

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A 2025 Google Education Leadership Program Book Club Pick Based on decades of research and proven examples from education professionals, The Schools W…

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A mix of factors that contribute to our overall sense of well-being. Some under our control, some not!

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A mix of factors that contribute to our overall sense of well-being. Some under our control, some not!

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ANSWER BELOW:

HOW IS YOUR THINKING CHANGING?

WHAT IS CHALLENGING ABOUT THIS TOPIC?

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20 Strategies for Mental Health and Wellness.pdf

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Copy of 20 Strategies for Mental Health and Wellness.pdf

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Please consider adding your contact info and how you got here today. We want to connect

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What did you like/learn? What might you try? 

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What did you like/learn? What might you try? 

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Answer in the comments:

What are some words you would use to define mental health?

What is your definition of mental health?