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While adolescence is a difficult time for many students, there is a real difference between "typical" youth behavior and signs of "trouble". Training teachers, administrators and coaches to recognize the difference can better their students' lives.
Mental health concerns in students are real, may be painful and, if left untreated, can have serious, life changing consequences. Early recognition, intervention and treatment of mental health concerns make a positive and lasting difference in an adolescent's life. For more than 10 years the Typical or Troubled?® School Mental Health Education Program has equipped teachers, coaches and school personnel with the knowledge needed to recognize the warning signs of mental health concerns and what course of action to take in addressing potential issues. From 2017 - 2019 we spent our time redeveloping our curriculum and delivery model, pilot testing the new program in 2019
The Typical or Troubled?® Program Components:
The Classroom Portion of the program can be brought to your local school community in two different ways:
and showed an understanding of the constraints teachers feeling dealing with mental health issues in the classroom.” – Pilot Site Staff Member
and acknowledged input from all participants and made it a safe place to be honest and ask questions.” – Pilot Site Staff Member
Gave me a lot to think about by putting things on a non-threatening level.” – Pilot Site Staff Member
of mental health and the process to develop a culture of Notice. Talk. Act. at the school.” – Pilot Site Staff Member
to not only present Notice. Talk. Act. but the instructor then had participants practice this with various scenarios.” – Pilot Site Staff Member
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