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Providing REAL Support for Teachers and Their Students

The Resilience for Educators and their Learners (REAL) project helps and encourages teachers in shaping students' well-being. We recognize the crucial role teachers play in shaping students' lives. We want to you to like the hard work you do every day, strengthening the mental health and well-being of your students. This site serves as a resource tool for our teacher community.

The Reality

In 2021, medical experts declared a national emergency in kids' mental health due to the tough challenges they deal with every day. Many believe this crisis is still going on today. The REAL project is designed for Arkansas teachers. This robust platform offers interactive learning and helpful resources. Learn more about the facts and how the REAL project can help.

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Four Pillars of Resilience

This microsite offers a calm, inviting platform centered around four pillars of resiliency: biological wellness, psychological wellness, social wellness, and meaning/purpose.

These four pillars are your keys to unlocking joy in your job as a teacher. Each pillar represents a fundamental part of wellness that teachers can address to build student resilience and fight adversity.

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USEFUL LINKS

Funding for this program’s microsite was made possible in part by AFMC’s Board of Directors Diversification Projects and Grant #1H79SM088279-01 from SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services. The views expressed on this microsite do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services.