Mental Health Backpacks
The Kristen Amerson Youth Foundation's Mental Health Backpack program delivers essential resources directly to schools and youth organizations. Each carefully curated backpack serves as a portable mental wellness toolkit designed to support young people during challenging moments.
What's Inside Each Backpack?
Our Mental Health Backpacks contain age-appropriate resources including:
• Positive affirmation cards and materials
• Suicide prevention information and hotline cards
• Stress management tools and activities
• Self-care guides and worksheets
• Local mental health service directories
• Coping skills resources
How The Program Works
We partner with schools, afterschool programs, youth clubs, and community organizations to distribute these backpacks where they're needed most. Educational staff and youth leaders can access these resources to support students experiencing mental health challenges or to provide preventative education.
Program Impact
Mental Health Backpacks ensure that young people have immediate access to supportive resources when they need guidance. By placing these tools directly in educational environments, we remove barriers to mental health support and create pathways to help that feel accessible and approachable for youth.
Request Mental Health Backpacks
If your school or youth program would benefit from our Mental Health Backpacks, please contact us to learn more about partnership opportunities. Together, we can equip young people with the resources they need to navigate mental health challenges and build resilience.
In a Crisis and Need Help?
Call or Text 988 or Text TALK to 741741