Wellness Resources
The Wellness in Schools Program Activities and Resource Hub
The Wellness in Schools Program Activities and Resource Hub is a place where you can find helpful information, support, and guidance for your mental well-being. We encourage you to explore this page and find activities, information, and resources that suit your needs. You can learn more about different mental health topics. You can also find links to online counseling services, hotlines, apps, and websites that can offer you awareness, education, guidance, and support. Please explore the links below:
The Wellness in Schools Program Resource Hub
The Wellness in Schools Program Resource Hub
Mental Health Bills
SB 224 is a California law that requires all middle and high schools to include mental health education as part of their health curriculum. This legislation recognizes the critical role schools play in promoting mental health awareness and equipping students with the knowledge and skills they need to prioritize their well-being. Key components of SB224 include:
- Comprehensive Mental Health Education: Schools must teach about mental health conditions, risk factors, and signs of distress, as well as how to ksep help for oneself or others.
- Stigma Reduction: The curriculum emphasizes breaking down mental health stigmas and fostering an environment of acceptance and support.
- Preventative Tools: Students learn practical strategies for managing stress, building resilience, and developing positive coping mechanisms.
- Focus on Equity: The law ensures that mental health education is inclusive and reflects the diverse needs of California's students
By integrating mental health education into classroom, SB224 empowers students to better understand their mental health and access the support they need.
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AB748 requires that on or before the start of the 2023-2024 school year, each school site in a school district, county office of education, and charter school serving pupils in any of grades 6 to 12, create a poster that identifies approaches and shares resources regarding pupil mental health. The poster must display at a minimum the following:
- Identification of common behaviors of those struggling with mental health or who are in a mental health crisis, including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, emotional dysregulation, bipolar episodes, and schizophrenic episodes.
- A list of, and contact information for, school site-specific resources, including, but not limited to, counselors, wellness centers, and peer counselors.
- A list of, and contact information for, community resources, including, but not limited to, suicide prevention, substance abuse, child crisis, nonpolice mental health hotlines, public behavioral health services, and community mental health centers.
- A list of positive coping strategies to use when dealing with mental health, including but not limited to, meditation, mindfulness, yoga, breathing exercises, grounding skills, journaling, acceptance, and seeking therapy.
- A list of negative coping strategies to avoid, including, but not limited to, substance abuse or self-medication, violence, abuse, self-harm, compulsivity, dissociation, catastrophizing, and isolating.
The language in the poster must be age appropriate and culturally relevant. It must be prominently and conspicuously displayed in the appropriate public areas that are accessible to, and commonly frequented by, pupils at each school site. The poster must be in English and in any primary language spoken by 15 percent of the pupils enrolled at the schools site.
The California Department of Education have designed model mental health posters, developed in response to Assembly Bill 748. You may access them here:
Bad Days and Good Days Poster
Bad Days and Good Days Poster
