Ilana Sherman, MPH Director of Education

How to Roll Out K–12 Mental Health Training Without Teacher Burnout

Student mental health needs remain a critical priority for school leaders nationwide. While recent national trends show encouraging progress in student mental health...

How Erika's Lighthouse Programs Fulfill State Suicide Prevention Mandates and ESSA Tier 2 Requirements

School administrators, district leaders, and student services professionals face a complex regulatory landscape. Across the country, state legislatures have passed laws...

Students Are Ready for the Conversation: What Educators Are Seeing in Schools Today

Students may be more ready to talk about mental health than many adults realize. That was one of the strongest themes to emerge during a recent Erika's Lighthouse webinar...

How Physical Activity Improves Teen Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing

How Physical Activity Affects the Teenage Brain When teens engage in physical activity—whether it’s dancing, basketball, or walking the dog—their bodies release...

Mental Health Literacy in 2026: Building a Sanctuary of Support

The Evolution of Mental Health Literacy It is 2026, and the definition of a “mentally healthy school” has deepened. While we once focused heavily on simply identifying...

Share Your Story

Do you want to share your story and empower others? Erika’s Lighthouse is on a mission to provide free mental health education to any school, anywhere. Erika’s...

School Refusal: How Parents Can Help a Child Struggling with Depression

Becoming Sources of Strength with Erika’s Lighthouse

Sources of Strength in a School Community Erika’s Lighthouse offers a variety of free resources that can help educators, families, staff and students serve...

Staff Training Pillar

What programs or resources are included in Erika’s Lighthouse School Policy pillar? Erika’s Lighthouse offers school communities robust resources around school...

You Are Never Alone: Understanding Teen Depression & Suicide Prevention

September is National Suicide Prevention Month—a time to break the silence, look out for one another, and remind everybody that your mental health matters. If you’ve...

Mental Health is School Health

The American School Health Association (ASHA) is a national, multidisciplinary professional association that collaborates with Erika’s Lighthouse and others on a...

White Paper: Integrating Mental Health into the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model for School Health

[xyz-ihs snippet=”HubSpot—Access-Free-Programs-Button”] Download the PDF >

RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT: Shared Vocabulary

At Erika’s Lighthouse, we understand that discussing depression can be a challenging topic. As an educator or social worker, you are considered a trusted adult to the...