MENTAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH LIFE SKILL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR TWEENS AND TEENS IN STRESSFUL TIMES

Parents and professionals can use PowerUp Co-Ed or PowerUp Girls for Life plug-and-play video lessons with games to boost mental, social, and behavioral health, safety, equality, good relationships, and academic and life success in the youth they care for.

Explore the full curriculums (programs) here where you can get FREE sample sessions that build positive culture, communication, and self-esteem!

US Youth Talk About Mental Health and Life

Time Magazine cover story and short film: Youth Empowerment Group (YEG) is very proud of the 48 courageous youth interviewed for our national film project! A short film excerpt was published in October 2023 by Time Magazine online and in a cover story, “Growing Up is Harder than Ever.” The film project interviewed tween and teen youth around the nation about mental health and life and was co-produced by YEG and award-winning cinematographer and photographer Robin Hammond and his nonprofit, Witness Change. Clips from hours of interviews are currently being incorporated into our video curriculums.

We believe these young people’s validation of shared experiences, support, and advice will add to the positive impact of our curricula and could save lives!

About the PowerUp Co-Ed Life Skill Curriculum (Program) for 4th through 12th-Grade Youth and Where to Get Lessons

Schools, youth organizations, community groups, and parents can use these new evidence-based educational videos with fun, engaging activities to give 4th through 12th graders the information and tools needed today for mental, social, and behavioral health, safety, equality, and academic success in positive-culture building experiences!

  • Minimal preparation and training needed with online printable supplies

  • Lessons (sessions) can be done with one student to large groups

  • Flexible 30- to 45-minute video lessons with activities can be divided to fit time schedules

  • Brief 1 to 2-minute topical video segments and short activities can be used in the classroom

  • Building confidence, empathy, and positive culture among students and between them and adult leaders is emphasized throughout

  • All CASEL competencies are taught plus other life skills shown by research to support academic and life success

  • Designed to make caring for today’s stressed youth easier by helping youth value adult support

Developed by nonprofit Youth Empowerment Group (YEG) volunteer professionals in mental health, education, and medicine and based on psychosocial research and the science of learning.

Where to get PowerUp video lessons

PowerUp lessons can help you support youth well-being and success at home, and in mentor, faith-based, homeschool, sports league, club, or community youth or parent groups.

For more information on the PowerUp Girls for Life program (curriculum), visit powerupgirlsforlife.org or the licensable program page on teachable.com.

PowerUp provides practical, active learning life skill training for:

  • mental and behavioral health

  • self-esteem without entitlement

  • coping, resilience, confidence, and empathy

  • personal and school safety

  • social media and drama management

  • healthy relationships

  • equality, and

  • academic and life success

    while building positive cultures among students and between them and session leaders.

Lesson (session) topics include:

Check out a lesson video introduction

  • Self-esteem without entitlement
  • Emotion management
  • Friendships, social skills, and conflict solving 
  • Healthy versus unhealthy relationships
  • Problem-solving
  • Bullying prevention, defense, and bystander actions
  • Academic success including self-care, healthy habits, and brain food
  • Enhancing brain development
  • Social media and drama management
  • Anxiety and depression: recognizing and preventing self-harm including suicide
  • Stress and mental health management and when and how to get help
  • Coping methods and effects of media and substances
  • Substance avoidance
  • Diversity appreciation and anti-hate
 
 

Empower girls’ equality and success using the PowerUp Girls for Life program’s fun, active learning experiences

Designed by the nonprofit Youth Empowerment Group to specifically support 4th through 12th-grade girls’ mental and behavioral health, safety, equality, healthy relationships, positive culture, and academic success with minimal preparation and supplies!

To learn more, visit powerupgirlsforlife.org or programs.youthempowermentgroup.org

 

Empower girls to overcome gender-specific threats to happiness, safety, equality, and success

Girls learn all the basics of the PowerUp program in addition to how to build positive body images and defend themselves against sexism, sexualization, sexual harassment, and sexual assault on a developmentally appropriate level to promote equality and safety.

 

Please thank and support our generous grantors!

 
 
The Weld Community Foundation Littler Youth Fund

The Weld Community Foundation Littler Youth Fund

 
 
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Contact us

Please enter your name, email, and town if you are using free lessons in Weld County, Colorado and are not affiliated with a youth organization.

Also, please reach out if you are interested in using our curricula outside Weld County, or have questions or suggestions for collaboration. We look forward to hearing from you!

Email
info@youthempowermentgroup.org
Phone
(970) 880-1601, leave a detailed message and we’ll get back to you soon!