Helping students
build stronger
tomorrows

Helping students
build stronger
tomorrows

Partnership Videos

Learn about our program impact

Deepening HCA Healthcare’s commitment
to championing positive mental wellness,
we’re proud of our strategic partnership with
EVERFI to provide the Understanding Mental Wellness
course to middle and high school
students across all of HCA Healthcare’s 15
U.S. divisions. The program aims to help
educators foster mental well-being in their
classrooms and equip students with lifelong
mental wellness skills. With HCA Healthcare’s
support, the Understanding Mental Wellness course
has reached over 195,000 students at 1000+
schools.

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a father teaching his son how to ride a bike

Deepening HCA Healthcare’s commitment
to championing positive mental wellness,
we’re proud of our strategic partnership with
EVERFI to provide the Understanding Mental Wellness course to middle and high school
students across all of HCA Healthcare’s 15
U.S. divisions. The program aims to help
educators foster mental well-being in their
classrooms and equip students with lifelong
mental wellness skills. With HCA
Healthcare’s support, the Understanding Mental Wellness
course has reached over 120,000
students at 596 schools.

While Mental Health Awareness Month takes place in May, mental wellness is important all year round! Learn more about why mental health matters to HCA and other EVERFI partners.

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Understanding Mental Wellness is a digital resource that introduces middle and high school students to mental health education. Stigma associated with mental health can have a serious and negative impact on help-seeking behavior. Many mental health conditions and symptoms can be significantly lessened through prevention.

emotional-awareness macbook mockup

Understanding Mental Wellness is a digital resource that
introduces middle and high school students to
mental health education. Stigma associated with mental health can have a serious and negative
impact on help-seeking behavior. Many mental
health conditions and symptoms can be significantly lessened through prevention.

Emphasizing the importance of mental health education in schools leads to
less stigma and improves the overall mental health of students. The mental
wellness activities and lessons in this digital course focus on:

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Supporting students in identifying threats to
mental health early, and taking measures to
increase factors that protect mental health.

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Introducing students to the experiences of
others to build awareness and empathy, reduce
stigma and provide facts about the symptoms
and prevalence of mental health conditions.

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Fostering a positive mental health mindset to
help students be resilient and develop skills
that promote and model advocacy for self
and others.

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“This course provided me with not only new
knowledge on how to take care of my mental
health better but METHODS I can utilize to make
my mental health better.”

–Understanding Mental Wellness Student Participant, Texas

student-testimonial-v2

“This course provided me with not only new
knowledge on how to take care of my mental
health better but METHODS I can utilize to make
my mental health better.”

–Understanding Mental Wellness Student Participant, Texas

Making An Impact

Since Fall 2020

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Availability

HCA Healthcare is proud to offer this complimentary resource for middle and high school students
across the country. See the map below to see if the course is available in your county.