Project Mission​


​With these Mental Health First Aid Kits, Trauma Speaks hopes to provide resources for student-age youth who may need resources or guidance to manage a mental health struggle.

Modern-day students experience unique kinds of stresses and in some cases, the adults in their lives are not prepared to handle these challenges. We hope to provide a set of tools that may not otherwise be available, and education in mental health that students can take with them for the rest of their lives.

What is in a Mental Health First Aid Kit?

This kit provides grounding and reflective tools to help calm the mind.

In times of turmoil or in the face of chronic mental health struggles, grounding allows a person to come back to a place where they can make conscious, rational observations and decisions about their situation.

Items in this kit are geared to help your student’s mind and body understand that it doesn’t need to be on alert.
Included are:
  • Age-appropriate tools to help students build a lifelong foundation in understanding their emotions.
  • Sensory tools to refocus physical and mental energy.
  • Exercises from therapists and mental health professionals to calm the nervous system and gain groundedness in turbulent times.*
  • Resources to encourage healthy coping mechanisms and balanced distraction
  • Tools to help *student* document and put words to their experience.
  • Resources to learn about emotions the recipient may be struggling with.
  • Guidance for trusted adults in supporting their student through these challenges.

Example kit (K-5)

Here is an example of what students will receive in their Mental Health First Aid kit. Pictured is grades K-5
If you would like to 

Get more information about receiving mental first aid kits for your school or organization
Nominate a K-5 aged child to receive a Mental Health First Aid Kit
Get more information on workshops exploring mental health issues of student-aged children
Speak with Trauma Speaks about sponsoring a Mental Health First Aid Kit for a student in need

Please contact [email protected]

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