Recognizing May 6-10, 2024, as Student Mental Health Awareness Week in California.

Student Mental Health Awareness Week in California is a week set aside to recognize the importance mental health plays in students’ lives, their experiences in school, and in their future. It also serves to remind us of the damage that can be done when mental health stigma exists.

 The California Association of School Counselors (CASC) is proud to sponsor California Assembly Concurrent Resolution  ACR 167 (Carillo) Student Mental Health Awareness Week in California and encourage Local Education agencies (LEAs) to use this week to draw attention to this very important issue.  

• Request for Participation ACR-167 Student Mental Health Awareness Week in California 

• Sample Support Letter – Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR) 167 (Carillo)

You can find a toolkit of replicable resources and ideas to signify the week of May 6-10, 2024 as Student Mental Health Awareness Week in California under the Resources tab above. Resources include Tier 1 lessons, sample activities, parent/staff trainings, professional development templates, suggested social media posts, and much more.  We encourage you to plan and take definitive action during this week to bring awareness to the issues of children and adolescent mental health. This includes teaching, talking and learning more about why students’ mental health matters.  

Hashtag for this week is #CA4studentmentalhealth