by Valerie Sterns at Mental Health America National

As summer comes to a close, kids and teens are starting the 2024-2025 school year. Mental Health America (MHA) is pleased to release its 2024 Supporting Young Minds Guides. The focus of the campaign is youth empowerment—how adults can support young people to help them feel empowered and how youth can feel empowered to address their mental health and support each other.

Because this campaign includes SO MUCH, we've meticulously divided the materials into multiple guides, ensuring that you have all the information and resources you need at your fingertips.

• Communications/Messaging Guide (including key messages, sample email/newsletter content, social media assets)

• Resource Guide (including Crisis/MHA/Partner resources, E-learning, and Youth Book List

• For Youth: Guide for Supporting Friends

• For Educators: Guide for Building Classroom Relationships and Culture

• For Educators: Guide for Creating Safe Spaces

Remember to check out the fact sheets, worksheet, and poster! To download, complete the quick form on mhanational.org/young-minds. Affiliates get early access. The public will not be notified or have access to these materials until next week.

For questions about the Supporting Young Minds Guides, contact Danielle Fritze, MHA’s Vice President of Public Education and Design at dfritze@mhanational.org.