Mental Health Legislation Efforts to Improve Mental Health Education

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Mental Health Legislation Efforts

We know that educating our children is the best way we can help them learn how to deal with adversity. Our Founder, Robert Barsel, is proposing Nevada legislation (Senate Bill 313) to incorporate a more robust Mental Health curriculum for K-12 in the 2023 legislative session. Please watch Robert testify along with Senator Roberta Lange, who is carrying the bill, in front of the Nevada Senate Committee on Education in April 2023 outlining why this change is so needed.

To view the presentation from this meeting, please click here.

You can read the bill language here: SB 313

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Helping Change happen

Legislative Efforts

After creating his workbook and working with hundreds of kids in peer support groups, our founder, Robert Barsel, saw how educating kids about their mental health had a profound impact on their well-being. He wondered why this information was not taught in schools and researched other states’ statutes to determine how he could make Mental Health a mandated subject taught throughout K12. In May of 2022, after finding Senator Roberta Lange to help him propose this important legislation, Robert presented alarming state and national statistics to the Joint Interim Committee on Education to get their support going into the 83rd Legislative Session.

To view the presentation from this meeting, please click here

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What People Are Saying

To address the growing social and emotional needs of my third grade students, I have found the workbook, Everyone Has Mental Health, written by Robert Barsel, to contain both helpful tools and easy to use activities. Many of the activities lend themselves to teachable moments throughout the school day and do not need to be taught in isolation. ... the workbook is an educational tool that can easily be adapted to many grade levels to help educators provide essential lessons to teach important life skills that address the social and emotional needs of students to support their mental health.

Gwen Abbott

3rd Grade Teacher

The mental health workbook is a beautiful and functional work of art. As a therapist in private practice, I am always searching for new and innovative resources to share with my clients. Often times I will assign homework, workbooks, and outside readings to my clients in between sessions. I am so thankful for now having Rob’s mental health workbook to provide that excellent resource that I was looking for!

Michelle Dahan, LMFT

Psychotherapist

I liked the coping mechanisms section a lot, I learned a lot more about different ways to cope with mental health struggles. I also really appreciate the part about the differences between empathy and sympathy and when both should be used. amazing work Rob!

Workbook User

This workbook is the perfect addition to my practice. Not only does it follow evidence-based concepts including cognitive behavioral therapy strategies such as thought logs, but the illustration and flow of the content make it user-friendly and engaging for my younger clients. I would recommend this workbook to all of my colleagues to keep in their offices and share with their clients.

Michelle Dahan, LMFT

Psychotherapist

Thus far, the responses from professional staff have been positive with several academic departments planning to fully integrate “Everyone Has Mental Health” for the 2023/24 academic year. The professional staff referenced the ease of implementation and flexibility of use across various domains. Furthermore, character diversity, discussion topics, and language serve as overlapping data bits between the schools and facility.

Eric L Waters & Ed D

Education consultants with H2O Enterprises, LLC

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