Erika's Lighthouse Family Resources

for Any School, Anywhere

Building Good Mental Health & Managing Challenges

At Erika's Lighthouse, we empower families navigating youth mental health, adolescent depression and mental health concerns. Our compassionate, evidence-informed resources provide the knowledge and tools you need to support your child's mental wellbeing. We believe every family deserves access to quality mental health education without barriers. Our approach combines clinical expertise with real-world practicality.

These resources are broken down into four categories, based on your family's journey:

We hope these resources are valuable to you. Please use the information on the right to connect with your District or School for additional support.

Any School, Anywhere District or School Logo
Website

If this is a crisis...
If you, or your child, are experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact 988. If this is an emergency, please call 911.

Promote Good Mental Health

Empower your child to manage their own mental health by normalizing conversations around mental health at home. This series of resources are designed to support your child's mental health. Young people are more likely to talk to you about mental health when they know they live in a safe, supportive and open home.

Workbook One

Family Workbook One

This workbook is designed to give families information and exercises to talk about and practice good mental health at home.

Download the Workbook
Workshop One

Family Workshop I

This workshop educates families about mental health and how to encourage good mental health practices at home.

Watch the Workshop
Recharge

Mental Health RECHARGE

Access Erika's Lighthouse 5 minute mental health breaks that you can practice at home with your family.

Practice Good Mental Health
Good Mental Health Plan

Good Mental Health Plan

Create a Good Mental Health Plan with your family. This tool will help your family find common ground and speak openly about good mental health.

Create A Plan
Resilient, Hopeful & Happy

Resilient, Hopeful & Happy

Learn how you can help your child be resilient, hopeful and happy. Put these concepts into practice and help your family today.

Download the Guide
Resilient, Hopeful & Happy (2)

Mental Health Bingo

Host a family game challenge for a day, week or month! Good mental health is everyone's responsibility.

Play Bingo

Concerned About Your Child

If you are concerned about your child's mental health, these resources will help guide you through how to support your child if you have concerns about their mental wellbeing, help you understand the signs & symptoms and learn skills to positively talk to them about your concerns.

Workbook Two

Family Workbook Two

This workbook will guide you through how to support your child if you have concerns about their mental wellbeing.

Download the Workbook
Workshop Two

Family Workshop II

This workshop educates families about depression and suicide and help them talk to their children about mental health.

Watch the Workshop
Recharge

Mental Health RECHARGE

Access Erika's Lighthouse 5 minute mental health breaks that you can practice at home with your family.

Practice Good Mental Health
Family Conversations

Let's Talk

Use this conversation guide to help you talk with your child about mental health. These age-appropriate tips and tricks will be useful.

Use the Guide
Stress

Managing Stress

Work with your child to help better manage their stress. Learning these tools can help reduce their mental distress.

Download the Worksheet
Positive Coping

Positive Coping Strategies

These strategies are essentially for everyone's mental health. Teaching your child these strategies can reduce mental distress.

Learn Strategies

Getting Help for Your Child

If your child needs help managing their mental distress, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone deserves good mental health. These tools may help you seek the appropriate help from your child's school, doctor or a therapist.

Workbook Three

Family Workbook Three

This workbook is designed to help you get mental health support and treatment for your child's mental distress.

Download the Workbook
School Referral

Self-Referral Form

Your child's school may be able to support your child through small groups or connect you to a local mental health professional.

Complete the Form
Recharge

Mental Health RECHARGE

Access Erika's Lighthouse 5 minute mental health breaks to help your child manage their mental distress.

Practice Good Mental Health
Take Notes

Document What You See

Keep track of your concerns and share them with a doctor or mental health professional. These can be useful to organize your thoughts.

Take Notes
Anxiety

Understanding Anxiety

As you seek help, it is important to recognize the official symptoms of Anxiety. Use this guide to evaluate your child's mental wellness.

Review the Diagnosis
Depression

Understanding Depression

As you seek help, it is important to recognize the official symptoms of Depression. Use this guide to evaluate your child's mental wellness.

Review the Diagnosis

Other Helpful Resources

There are so many other tools, strategies and resources you may find helpful along your child's journey. Here are a few more that may be useful.

Feelings Thermometer

This tool helps you foster conversations around feelings.

Check the Temperature

How do you feel today?

This tool helps you have daily conversations around emotions.

Ask How They Feel

Mental Health Checklist

Take an inventory of what you see in your child and track their progress.

Take an Inventory

Self-Care Menu

Self-care is vital for everyone. Your mental health may reflect your child's mental health.

Place an Order

Sharing Vocabulary

Be prepared with the vocabulary your children are leaning in school.

Learn the Words

Family Conversation Journal

Keep track of your family's conversations and their mental health journey.

Start Journaling
Woman working on her computer

Looking for even more resources to support your family?

Access Our Free Family Resources Today