SEATTLE — As of the beginning of November, a new mental health resource program is available to Washington youth for free.
Impactful Fund launched the program, Creative Coping Toolkit (CCT), with free access to all K-12 students, community college level students and higher education.
Filmmaker and Impactful Fund founder Scilla Andreen said the team is proud of the launch and hopes it "helps save lives."
Andreen said the toolkit includes films for an evidence-based mental health education program that provides practical tools to educate our educators, youth, and families to "safely address mental health."
The program is now available for free in Washington state, Alaska, and Illinois.
Because the programs use film to provide education, Andreen said youth and adults are likely to make connections through storytelling.
"For mental health, it's modeling, how you can put words to what you're feeling," Andreen said.
For more information about the free access to the Creative Coping Toolkit (CCT), or for information on how to donate to the fund to continue programming - click here.
What's included in the CCT:
- Four award-winning film programs to initiate understanding and emotional engagement on topics such as anxiety, resilience, bullying, respect, social media addiction, character building, and kindness. Andreen said these programs are designed to promote empathy and provide an immersive experience that can foster positive change
- 48-chapter learning modules
- 24 interactive activities
- An engagement team provides a year's worth of support for your community
- Measuring tools to track impact and help evolve the program