High school teacher Erin Castillo designed a mental health check-in chart to talk to her students about how they're doing.High school teacher Erin Castillo designed a chart that enables students to discretely indicate how they're feeling and if they'd like a check-in about their mental health.
Castillo told INSIDER that she wanted students to have a nonverbal way of seeking support and see that they're not alone if they're struggling. The Facebook page Suicide Awareness/Prevention shared a photo of the mental health check-in for studentsstudents can choose what greeting they would like to receive when they arrive by pointing to different symbolsA Bay Area high school teacher came up with an innovative way to incorporate a similar concept in her classroom to check in with her students about their mental health.
English special education teacher Erin Castillo created a chart concept with sections ranging from"I'm great" and"I'm okay" to"I'm having a hard time and wouldn't mind a check-in" and"I'm in a really dark place." Students can write their name on the back of a sticky note and place it in whatever section that best describes how they're feeling without their names being visible