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CLASSROOM EDUCATION

Free K-12 Mental Health Curriculum for Schools

Erika's Lighthouse provides free, evidence-informed mental health curriculum for grades K-12, covering depression, suicide prevention and mental health literacy in English and Spanish. We know depression and suicide thrive in isolation. That's why our classroom programs open up life-saving conversations before a crisis hits, giving students a lifeline for a lifetime.

The Power of Education

Our skills-based programs help achieve key learning objectives to achieve mental health literacy. In fact, 89% of students reported being able to identify overwhelming feelings and/or signs and symptoms of depression after using Erika’s Lighthouse curriculum.

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FLAGSHIP CURRICULUM

Depression & Suicide

Designed to meet students where they are, our Flagship Curriculum opens up life-saving conversations in a stigma-free, accessible way.

  • Evidence-Informed: Built and managed by dedicated, highly credentialed professionals, our curriculum delivers measurable impact—with 89% of students reporting they achieved mental health literacy.
  • Best Practice: The Depression & Suicide curriculum is listed on the Suicide Prevention Resource Center Best Practice Registry
  • Peer-to-Peer Learning: Students want to hear from other students, not just teachers. We use real middle and high school students in our video courses so your students see themselves reflected in the curriculum.

Introduction: We All Have Feelings

Ideal for grades K-3

An introduction to feelings and mental health with a strong focus on help-seeking and good mental health.

Level I: We All Have Mental Health

 

 

 

 

 

Ideal for grades 4-6

An introduction to mental health with a strong focus on help-seeking and good mental health.

Level II: Depression Awareness

Ideal for grades 5-9

An introduction to depression with a strong focus on help-seeking and good mental health.

Level III: Depression Education & Suicide Awareness

Ideal for grades 8-12

A deeper discussion about depression and suicide along with a focus on help-seeking and good mental health.

UPSTREAM & COMPLEMENTARY

Additional Curriculum

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Addiction

anxiety (1)

Anxiety & Stress

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Digital Wellness

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Positive Relationships

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Resilient Mindsets

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Social Inclusion

Erika's Lighthouse addresses student mental health at the root, before distress becomes a crisis.

Following the same user-friendly structure as our depression education, these modules will be available in four levels for grades K-12.

  • Addiction: Understanding the risks and making informed choices.

  • Anxiety & Stress: Navigating everyday pressures and finding calm.

  • Digital Wellness: Building healthy habits in a screen-heavy world.

  • Positive Relationships: Creating and recognizing strong connections.

  • Resilient Mindsets: Bouncing back from challenges with confidence.

  • Social Inclusion: Creating a school culture where everyone belongs.  

KEY COMPONENTS

Every Curriculum, Every Resource

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Flexible Implementation

Choose from an easy 1-day standalone lesson or an in-depth 4-day curriculum to seamlessly fit your classroom schedule.

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Targeted Grade Bands

 We provide developmentally appropriate lessons across four levels for grades K-12 with grade level crossover to meet your needs.

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Bilingual

 To ensure every student feels seen and supported, our programs and resources are fully available in both English and Spanish. 

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Digital Accessibility

Our digital materials are designed to be accessible for individuals with visual disabilities, removing barriers so that every learner can engage.

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Free

We proudly offer our curriculum at zero cost because every student deserves access to high-quality mental health education. 

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Training & 1-on-1 Support

 We offer on-demand implementation training and unlimited, personalized 1:1 support to ensure these programs make the most powerful impact in your school. 

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Turn-key & Adaptable

 Our "out of the box," scalable curriculum is ready to use immediately, allowing you to easily flex the program to fit your busy day.  

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Data-Driven Pre/Post Evaluations

We provide fully integrated, automated pre- and post-program evaluation surveys to help you and your administration easily measure success and make data-informed decisions.

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Who

Health Educators, School Counselors, or other mental health staff. Programs are best taught by onsite staff to identify trusted adults

Where

  • Should be implemented in classroom environment
  • As a health education mental health module
  • During SEL lessons
  • Advisory classrooms for schoolwide implementation

What

  • One, three or four day lessons available
  • Each lesson is 30-50 minutes
  • All programs are video-based

How

When

  • Anytime of the year
  • Earlier is better to set a foundation for the school year

Sample Resources

Full lessons & hundreds more on the Resource Portal.

Elementary Educator

“I thoroughly enjoyed sharing this information with them and their teachers and I feel very good about the impact it has had on them. I want to continue conversations with them.”

Elementary Educator

Kentucky

Prevention Coordinator

“Erika’s Lighthouse was embraced sincerely by all youth, faculty and administrators this past year. I am personally very attached to this phenomenal program.”

Prevention Coordinator

Florida

Mental Health Coordinator

“Our suicide attempt rate as measured by the YRBS, went down from 14.3% to between 5.4-7.2% since using your videos and the messages from your curriculum!”

Mental Health Coordinator

Wisconsin