EDC is helping Massachusetts schools ensure that students’ SEL and mental health needs do not fall through the cracks.
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When schools, families, and communities promote social and emotional learning (SEL), children and youth do better academically and are less likely to engage in risky behaviors. In the long term, they are also more likely to enjoy career and family success. However, some children and youth need additional, more intensive mental health supports to achieve these outcomes.
Around the world, EDC partners with caregivers, formal and nonformal educators, community-based organizations, and state- and national-level agencies to foster SEL and address mental health needs. Our work helps communities and school districts build strong systems of SEL and mental health supports, use evidence-based practices, and improve policy.
Learn more about Education & Wellbeing, EDC’s innovative, data-driven solution to addressing school districts’ SEL and mental health needs.
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![How Should Schools Measure SEL Skills? A photo of a classroom representing How Should Schools Measure SEL Skills?](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/EDC%20Podcast_SEL.jpg)
As schools pay more attention to students’ social and emotional learning, the need to assess the programs is growing.
![Free Tools to Build SEL and Mental Health Supports in Schools A photo representing Free Tools to Build SEL and Mental Health Supports in Schools](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/SEL-placeholder-banner.jpg)
EDC’s Rapid Assessment and Action Planning team guides education leaders in creating strong, districtwide systems of social and emotional learning (SEL) and mental health supports.
![Helping Students Make and Keep Friends in the COVID-19 Era A student in a classroom representing Helping Students Make and Keep Friends in the COVID-19 Era](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/EDC-Blog-SFuxman_10.20.jpg)
Protecting students from COVID-19 is critical to students' health and well-being, but so is helping them develop and maintain friendships.
![EDC Talks: Why Are SEL Skills Important? A photo of students representing EDC Talks: Why Are SEL Skills Important?](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/EDC-Talks-JVetter.jpg)
Jim Vetter discusses his work to help children grow up to be happy and healthy adults.
![Why Does Social Emotional Learning Matter? Why Does Social Emotional Learning Matter? photo](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/II_K.Cairone.jpg)
These are basic skills that set kids up for success later in life. EDC’s Karen Cairone explains.
![Delivering SEL Support A photo of a classroom representing Delivering SEL Support](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/SEL-3.26.jpg)
EDC is helping Massachusetts schools ensure that students’ SEL and mental health needs do not fall through the cracks.
![How Should Schools Measure SEL Skills? A photo of a classroom representing How Should Schools Measure SEL Skills?](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/EDC%20Podcast_SEL.jpg)
As schools pay more attention to students’ social and emotional learning, the need to assess the programs is growing.
![Free Tools to Build SEL and Mental Health Supports in Schools A photo representing Free Tools to Build SEL and Mental Health Supports in Schools](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/SEL-placeholder-banner.jpg)
EDC’s Rapid Assessment and Action Planning team guides education leaders in creating strong, districtwide systems of social and emotional learning (SEL) and mental health supports.
![Helping Students Make and Keep Friends in the COVID-19 Era A student in a classroom representing Helping Students Make and Keep Friends in the COVID-19 Era](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/EDC-Blog-SFuxman_10.20.jpg)
Protecting students from COVID-19 is critical to students' health and well-being, but so is helping them develop and maintain friendships.
![EDC Talks: Why Are SEL Skills Important? A photo of students representing EDC Talks: Why Are SEL Skills Important?](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/EDC-Talks-JVetter.jpg)
Jim Vetter discusses his work to help children grow up to be happy and healthy adults.
![Why Does Social Emotional Learning Matter? Why Does Social Emotional Learning Matter? photo](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/II_K.Cairone.jpg)
These are basic skills that set kids up for success later in life. EDC’s Karen Cairone explains.