The California Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids Project features a series of free videos and print resources for parents, educators and students, all available in English and Spanish. Developed in partnership with the state of California, this project promotes children’s emotional health and teaches essential coping skills through five topics.

The first topic in the series is Understanding Feelings. These videos can help kids learn to better understand and recognize their emotions — an important first step toward healthy coping and deeper relationships.

The videos feature the voices and lived experiences of caregivers, teachers and kids today. Videos for the elementary school age group use a whimsical story-telling approach to engage younger viewers and make the lessons more memorable.

“While kids are back to school and many other activities, this is far from ‘business as usual.’ We believe these new resources will offer effective tools — and ignite new hope — to make this and future school years more positive, productive and healthy for everyone.”

— Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, President, Child Mind Institute

We invite you to watch these videos with your children or students, download the free Skill Sheets, and use these resources to help spark productive conversations.