YMHC School Attendance Challenges Resources
Tier 1–3 Supports for Universal, Targeted, and Intensive Intervention
Tier 1–3 Supports for Universal, Targeted, and Intensive Intervention
SAC Tier 1 Resources
Beneath the Surface: A Creative Journal Workbook (2nd ed.)
A creative, skills-based journal workbook that builds self-awareness and coping by exploring “what’s beneath the surface,” using tools like the iceberg concept and structured reflection.
Sources of Strength: A Creative Wellness Workbook (2nd ed.)
A strengths- and resilience-building workbook that teaches coping, problem-solving, and stress management through hands-on activities.
Sources of Support: A Workbook for Building Mental Wellness Protective Factors (2nd ed.)
A protective-factors workbook that helps students map school/community supports, plan for safety, and build help-seeking and self-awareness skills.
Mental Wellness Workbook (2nd ed.)
3-in-1 – Beneath the Surface + Sources of Strength + Sources of Support
A bundled, universal mental wellness workbook that combines all three Tier 1 workbooks into one integrated resource.
Creating a Personal Mental Wellness Action Plan Workbook
A structured planning tool that guides students to identify warning signs, coping strategies, supports, and action steps for “struggling days.”
Stressed? Strategies to Cope with Stress (Booklet)
A practical workbook that helps students recognize signs of stress and build personalized coping strategies to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning.
Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTS)
A guided workbook that teaches students to identify unhelpful thought patterns and practice reframing strategies to support mood, confidence, and resilience.
Creating your Education Support Team
A structured workbook that helps students and caregivers identify school barriers, clarify support needs, and plan effective accommodations with an education support team.
The Feelings Wheel
An emotional literacy workbook that helps students name and understand their feelings more precisely, strengthening communication and self-regulation.
SAC Tier 2-3 Resources
School Attendance Challenges: A Handbook for Supporting Students with Barriers to Education and Learning
A handbook that organizes Tier 1–3 strategies for preventing, identifying, and responding to SAC through barrier removal, accommodations, and collaborative planning.
My Experience of School: Upstream Chronic School Absenteeism Prevention
A student-facing workbook that validates lived experience and helps students identify barriers, triggers, supports, and realistic steps for re-engagement and attendance.
Supporting Students with School Phobia: A Guidebook for Families and Schools
A practical guidebook for school-family collaboration and tiered supports to reduce barriers and re-engage students experiencing school refusal / avoidance.
SAC Online Certificate Courses
Youth Wellness Action Plan (YWAP)
A self-paced course that builds mental health literacy and practical wellness planning using the ASAP framework (Awareness, Support, Action, Prevention), including coping skills, support mapping, and personalized wellness action planning.
School-Wide Strategies to Support Students with School Attendance Challenges
Training on MTSS/tiered attendance supports — understanding causes, recognizing early warning signs, implementing school-wide strategies, strengthening family collaboration, and building inclusive environments to re-engage students.
