Supporting Student Mental Health & SEL with Iuri Melo of School Pulse

About this episode

Grace Stevens interviews Iuri Melo about a mental health support system for students that provides anonymous access to counselors via text.

Send us Fan Mail What if one text message could save a student's life? In this powerful episode, Grace sits down with Iuri Mellow, co-founder of School Pulse, to explore a revolutionary mental health support system that's preventing tragedies in schools across America. After 7 students died by suicide in his Utah community, social worker and best-selling author, Iuri created a solution that gives students anonymous access to trained counselors via text—before and after school, 7 days a week. ...

People in this episode

Host: Grace Stevens

Guest: Iuri Melo

Topics covered

• student mental health
• social emotional learning
• crisis intervention
• anonymous counseling
• education reform

Keywords

• mental health
• student support
• suicide prevention
• counseling
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: School Pulse

Places: Utah

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