With youth mental health challenges at an all-time high, the need for effective, skills-based education is urgent. This session will explore Erika’s Lighthouse free, turnkey, K-12th-grade programs designed to empower students, reduce stigma, and provide universal depression and suicide prevention education. In this interactive session, we will explore the successes and challenges of implementing this curriculum across various grade levels, including an exciting first look at our newest expansion: the K-3rd-grade curriculum. You will learn how universal mental health education promotes early identification, encourages student help-seeking, and fosters life-saving conversations.