Education & Wellbeing

Challenge

All students need strong social and emotional learning (SEL) skills and mental wellness to thrive. Yet COVID-19 and racial inequities are creating a new wave of stress, fear, and trauma for students, parents, and educators. While many districts provide limited SEL and/or mental health services, they often lack cohesive, districtwide systems of supports that promote their students’ social-emotional skills while addressing mental health needs.

Nationwide, the EDC Solutions Education & Wellbeing team supports districts in using data to design, strengthen, and sustain systems that promote students’ and educators’ SEL and mental wellness using research-informed and culturally responsive interventions. This work is part of EDC Solutions and the larger SEL and mental health services that EDC provides around the world.

Key Activities

EDC’s Education & Wellbeing experts work with districts to assess SEL and mental health system strengths, gaps, needs, and opportunities and develop ambitious and manageable action plans. Our experts provide the following services

Rapid Assessment and Action Planning – Comprehensive consultation that addresses school districts’ SEL and mental health needs
Multi-Tiered School Suicide Prevention – Consultation that guides education leaders in improving strategic planning and strengthening their approach to suicide prevention
Educator Wellness – Training that provides adults—teachers, support staff, and leaders—with strategies to prioritize and support wellness individually and with peers
SEL Adaptive Practice – Consultation that provides educators with strategies to integrate SEL into lesson plans and classroom routines across all content areas and grade levels
SEL for Education Leaders, Systems & Communication – Consultation that supports leaders with prioritizing areas of SEL, improving policy, and communicating changes