Bring a comprehensive mental health strategy to your schools and community.
Thrive is a comprehensive strategy developed by Grant Halliburton Foundation for mental, social, and emotional health in schools.
Thrive incorporates evidence-based best practices, forming integrated layers of programs targeted to three critical audiences: students, faculty/staff, and parents. Programs are implemented through classroom education, extracurricular activities, peer-based programs, community-wide awareness campaigns, teacher/adult training, and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programming.
Talking about mental health is crucial to raising awareness and eliminating stigma. Yet, it’s only a small part of a larger picture. We have to change the culture within the schools and the community, and that calls for a holistic strategy that elevates the commitment to mental, social, and emotional health in the everyday school environment.
AWARENESS
The first step to changing the culture is to create awareness through reliable fact-sharing, candid conversation, and accessible resources. In collaboration with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Thrive utilizes posters, flyers, social media, community events, and other avenues of communication to change perceptions around mental health.
STUDENT EDUCATION
Through presentations by Grant Halliburton Foundation and other partners, we empower students to become advocates for their own mental, social, and emotional health by educating them on topics such as resilience, stress management, and brain health. Research shows that children who are mentally and emotionally healthy are not only better students but also more competent in their abilities and more confident in who they are.
ADULT TRAINING
In addition to student education, Grant Halliburton Foundation provides trainings for staff, faculty, and parents. When adults have a better understanding of mental health, they’re able to provide a supportive, encouraging environment where students can thrive.
RESEARCH
Research that provides data, trends of need, and best practices is vital for the Foundation to provide the most accurate and beneficial education presentations and supporting resources. We partner with community organizations and schools to gather research for analysis and application through our Thrive education presentations and supporting services. Our research partners include UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth, Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care – UT Southwestern, Region 10 ESC, and Center for Nonprofit Management.
PEER-TO-PEER
Research shows that most adolescents experiencing depression or suicidal thoughts confide in a friend rather than an adult. Hope Squad allows students to watch for at-risk peers, provide friendship, identify warning signs, and seek help from adults.
Support services
When mental health issues arise, support services are a crucial aspect of treatment, healing, and hope. Communities In School of the Dallas Region, Children’s Health, HereForTexas.com, Here For Texas Mental Health Navigation Line, Region 10 ESC, and Texoma Health Foundation are available to provide a variety of resources, referrals, interventions, initiatives, and assessments to get community members connected with the help they need.
Screening and early detection
Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health concerns can alleviate suffering for youth and their families. Connecting young people with trained peers helps them in their recovery, as does access to community resources for help. GreenLight Balance is an easy-to-use, downloadable app that allows users to measure the presence and severity of symptoms of depression, connect with trained peers in established peer networks, and find care through a directory of community-based health care and mental health support organizations. GreenLight Balance is designed to work in any organization, including public and higher education institutions, communities of first responders, and in the workplace.
With Thrive, we hope students will become more mindful, engaged, and self-aware. It’s been proven that children who are mentally and emotionally healthy become better students. They are more confident in who they are and more competent in their abilities.
Meet Our Thrive Community
Thrive Partner Schools
Anna ISD • Bonham ISD • Coppell ISD • Denison ISD
Howe ISD • Parish Episcopal School • Sherman ISD
Uplift Education • Tom Bean ISD
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Interested in making mental health a community-wide initiative? Let’s talk about how your school district can make a lasting impact on the mental, social, and emotional health of students.
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