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Making Mental Health an Everyday Priority

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Our mental health impacts how we think, feel and behave. By prioritizing young people’s mental health, we can help them to learn critical life skills for handling stress, adapting and growing through challenges, building meaningful relationships and making healthy life choices.

Healthy Minds is part of National PTA’s Healthy Lifestyles initiative, which focuses on developing the whole child for success in school and life. We recognize that mental health is as important as physical health, and similarly requires focused attention and ongoing effort. With nearly four out of five young people citing unmet mental health needs, it is important to make mental health a priority.

That’s why we support local PTAs to bring people together to learn about mental health, why it’s a critical part of overall youth wellbeing and resilience and how to start important family discussions. Informed by mental health experts, our free tips and tools cover a range of topics such as anxiety, bullying, and social and emotional learning. We also offer funding so that PTAs can plan events and run activities to promote mental health in their communities.

In an effort to help every child reach their full potential, PTA advocates for policies and legislation that ensure equity for every student, promote a positive school climate and support the whole child and family to prepare all students with social and emotional skills to succeed in adulthood.

Healthy Minds Resources

We share free tips and tools for both PTA leaders and families to learn more about how to promote mental health. Click below to go directly to the section with resources created just for you.


 

Turn Awareness into Action: Celebrating Mental Health Month 

While one in five people experience a mental health condition each year, every single one of us has a mind to take care of. Mental health is health and developing healthy habits will support having a healthy mind!  This May during Mental Health Month join us in taking meaningful steps towards better mental health for ourselves and our communities. 

Assess you and your family’s mental health needs. Choose a course of action. Take steps toward care.  

For more ideas use our Family Discussion Guide (en español) and Action Plan (en español) at HealthyMinds.org.


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Healthy Minds Survey


Share with National PTA

Invite your school community to provide feedback about the program at PTA.org/Survey. If you are providing printed, paper copies of this survey, please mail completed surveys to National PTA Programs at 1250 N. Pitt Street, Alexandria VA 22314 or scan and provide a shared link or attachment to Programs@PTA.org.

TAKE SURVEY


 

How We PTA: See PTAs in Action

PTA is no longer a noun. It’s a verb—an action plan working to support your child’s success.

Browse these quotes from PTAs that have implemented this program and find their inspirational full stories on our How We PTA page.

 

How We PTA

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National PTA Awarded for Mental Health Efforts

National PTA is proud to have received the following awards relating to areas of mental health.

National PTA Awarded by Child Mind Institute

National PTA is committed to supporting families on their journey to make mental health a priority by providing tools and resources to empower families to take action.

Child Mind Institute Change Maker Award

National PTA Awarded the Platinum Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health by Mental Health America (MHA)

The Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health is a distinction awarded by Mental Health America (MHA) to companies who meet the standards for a mentally healthy workplace. National PTA earned this status for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to employee mental health and well-being.

Bell Seal for Mental Health 2021

Bell Seal for Mental Health 2023

Bell Seal for Mental Health 2024

Bell Seal for Mental Health 2025


 

Founding Sponsor



New York Life Foundation



Supporting Sponsor



Active Minds