Growing Up Needs Back Up

91%

of schools report needing additional support for students’ mental health and well-being.

Hear directly from students about what it means for someone to have their back.

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Help us reach our $10,000 goal and bring mental health workshops into more classrooms.

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For many students, stress, anxiety, loneliness, exclusion and pressure show up every day.

Some young people don’t know who to talk to. Some feel unseen or fear the stigma around mental health challenges. Some don’t have the right words to express their emotions. Many of these challenges, adults never see.

And yet, when students have the right support, everything can begin to change.

Your donation helps bring Common Compass mental health workshops into classrooms, giving young people safe spaces, practical tools, and the support they need.

It takes all of us to have students’ backs

Being a Kid Isn’t Easy.

“Something parents don’t realize about kids growing up is that there is a lot of stress in the school environment… and it’s difficult to be able to talk to anybody”

Students Need Us to Have Their Backs.

“Having someone have your back makes you feel so much better knowing someone sees you.”

Common Compass Has Students’ Backs.

“Common Compass has helped support us by promoting a safe space so we are actually comfortable to share our ideas.” 

“Common Compass facilitators created an atmosphere where people felt comfortable to share. This isn’t easy given the amount of stigma there still is about mental health. It says a lot about the facilitators that they were so quickly able to help people feel comfortable to share.”

After working with Common Compass…

92% of Student Leaders felt they now know how to take care of their mental health.
81% of students felt confident in recognizing when their mental health needs may require professional help after the workshop.

After working with Common Compass…

92%

of student leaders felt they now know how to take care of their mental health.

81%

of students felt confident in recognizing when their mental health needs may require professional help after the workshop.

Kids should feel safe. Connected. Capable. Understood.

Help Common Compass bring experienced mental health professionals directly into classrooms.

Your gift helps bring backup into classrooms.

Your donation helps Common Compass deliver evidence-informed, highly interactive mental health workshops and training for students, educators, and parents.

Our programs help young people:

  • Build coping skills
  • Better understand stress, anxiety, and mental health
  • Strengthen self-esteem and resilience
  • Feel a greater sense of belonging
  • Improve peer relationships
  • Develop leadership, empathy, and confidence

$25

Helps one more student connect to support and understand their mental health

$50

Supports two students‘ training to help transform their schools into places that promote belonging and positive mental health

$100

Empowers three students by improving their mental health and wellbeing through learning new healthy coping skills

$250

Inspires seven students to connect with peers that would otherwise be excluded through a stronger sense of self-esteem and leadership abilities

Any amount helps us move closer to our $10,000 goal.

Why Common Compass?

Experience

For more than 12 years, Common Compass has partnered with schools and school boards to strengthen student mental health, belonging, and social-emotional well being.

Reach

We have worked across 8 different school boards, impacting 100s of schools. Common Compass is a trusted mental health partner, including with TDSB.

Curation

We don’t deliver one-size-fits-all programming. We collaborate with each school community to understand its strengths, challenges, and needs, then create tailored workshops & training that reflect the realities students are facing.

Method

Science is critical to quality care. We provide evidence-informed programming delivered by mental health and education professionals.

Every student deserves support. Every classroom deserves backup.

Your donation helps make sure students don’t have to navigate growing up alone.