Establishes the Journaling for Joy Program to promote mental wellness in Missouri schools.
The bill creates the Journaling for Joy Program, a voluntary preventative mental wellness initiative for students in third, sixth, and twelfth grades. The program aims to enhance emotional resilience and positive behavioral outcomes through structured journaling practices. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will develop and approve age-appropriate curriculum, provide training for teachers, and offer technical assistance. The program is nonclinical and does not involve collecting personally identifiable student mental health data.
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