Anderson David, Chapman Jeffrey, Domingues Janine, Bobadilla Gabriella, Corcoran Mimi, Koplewicz Harold
Child Mind Institute, New York, New York, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2025 Mar 24;20(3):e0305450. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305450. eCollection 2025.
Healthy Minds Thriving Kids (HMTK) is a free to user mental health skill building program developed by the Child Mind Institute with the aim to normalize conversations about emotional health and provide educators with wellness tools. The aim of this study was to explore the applicability of the HMTK program for universal school-based delivery from the perspective of educators, specifically to understand acceptability of program materials, perception of the quality of the program, and impressions of the program's usefulness and relevance across K-12 settings.
The HMTK program was available to view by educator registrants between 01/26/2022 and 09/07/2022 in the State of California. Educator participants viewed an introductory video for the program and a minimum of two skills videos before participating in an online survey.
Of 68,861 registrants to the website, 64,376 provided survey data. Post-pandemic levels of stress and anxiety were increased, and 89.5% of respondents said young people required a greater degree of support than in the past. Almost all educators (90%) endorsed a need for additional mental health skill building tools for students, and following review of HMTK, > 80% of respondents said they would use the program in their classrooms. Most (86.6%) found the program engaging, and 85.1% found the program relevant to and representative of their student cohorts. More than three quarters (79.6%) said their students would find the program engaging and beneficial. Post-exposure to HMTK, 18.8% more educators believed that the State of California was committed to supporting students' emotional learning.
This survey demonstrates that from the perspective of educators the HMTK program is a valuable and complementary resource to school curricula to improve the mental health skills of young people. It provides an easy-to-implement framework that school districts and administrators can integrate within their curriculum planning.
“健康心灵，茁壮成长的孩子”（HMTK）是儿童心理研究所开发的一项免费的用户心理健康技能培养项目，旨在使关于情绪健康的对话常态化，并为教育工作者提供健康工具。本研究的目的是从教育工作者的角度探讨HMTK项目在全学区实施的适用性，具体而言，是要了解项目材料的可接受性、对项目质量的看法，以及该项目在K-12教育阶段的有用性和相关性。
2022年1月26日至2022年9月7日期间，加利福尼亚州的教育工作者注册者可以观看HMTK项目。教育工作者参与者在参加在线调查之前，观看了该项目的介绍视频和至少两个技能视频。
在该网站的68861名注册者中，64376人提供了调查数据。疫情后压力和焦虑水平有所上升，89.5%的受访者表示，年轻人比过去需要更多的支持。几乎所有教育工作者（90%）都认可需要为学生提供更多心理健康技能培养工具，在查看HMTK项目后，超过80%的受访者表示他们会在课堂上使用该项目。大多数（86.6%）人认为该项目很有吸引力，85.1%的人认为该项目与他们的学生群体相关且具有代表性。超过四分之三（79.6%）的人表示，他们的学生会觉得该项目很有吸引力且有益。在接触HMTK项目后，多18.8%的教育工作者认为加利福尼亚州致力于支持学生的情感学习。
这项调查表明，从教育工作者的角度来看，HMTK项目是学校课程中提高年轻人心理健康技能的宝贵补充资源。它提供了一个易于实施的框架，学区和管理人员可以将其纳入课程规划。
