Canopy Anywhere is expanding through a grant program provided through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant–CARES Act Program, administered by the Mississippi Development Authority.
Canopy Anywhere is a first-of-its-kind in-school option for youth mental wellness.
What Is Canopy Anywhere?
Canopy Anywhere is a safe and optional in-school option for youth mental wellness. Developed around the evidence-based Science of Hope, Canopy Anywhere is an approach designed for students in grades 6–12.
- Weekly Wellness Curriculum: Students receive weekly lessons that are centered on building healthy skills for goal setting, identifying pathways to reach their goals and maintaining the willpower to keep working on their goals.
- Accessing Canopy Anywhere: Each week’s 10-minute lesson can be accessed via a secure Canopy Anywhere platform that will email each lesson to students on their school device. Students will also have access to the curriculum in a workbook form to ensure every student can access the curriculum.
- Parental Controls: Parents have the option to opt-out of this program for their students at any time. Parents/Guardians will receive a weekly email with a link to access the content of each lesson. Parental consent is required for all mental health assessments and services.
- HOPE Scale Screener: A validated tool that measures a student’s confidence in reaching goals and finding ways forward. Students periodically complete the HOPE Scale Screener during the Canopy Anywhere curriculum. This screener consists of the same six questions every time it is taken. Click here to view the HOPE Scale Questions.
- Low HOPE Check In: If a student scores low on the Hope Scale screener, the school counselor will be notified to check in with the student.
- In-Person Mental Health Assessments & Support (PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIRED): Once the school counselor checks in with the student and determines further support is needed, the school counselor will contact the parent/guardian to notify and obtain parental consent to refer the student to the in-school mental health therapist for assessment and services. Parental consent is required. (Mental health assessments and services provided by the in-school therapist are funded by the grant.)
- Commitment to Safety & Privacy: Canopy strictly follows HIPAA requirements, ensuring the highest level of confidentiality and security for every child and family served. The Canopy Anywhere platform is fully FERPA & HIPAA compliant and protected.
Curriculum Topics
- Your Hope Engine (aka Your Brain!)
- Identifying Goals
- Establishing Pathways to Meet Goals
- Maintain Willpower
- Sleep
- Self-Esteem
- Can-do Mindset
- Nutrition
- Movement
- Gratitude
- Substance Use
- Resilience
- Healthy Conflict
- Bullying