University of California Santa Barbara

School Mental Health Collaborative

What is the Covitality Principle?

Developing positive personal mindsets is a synchronized process. For instance, gratitude is cultivated when a teacher or friend assists a student with a challenging math problem. The student feels thankful for the support, which enhances their self-efficacy as they realize, "I can do this!" In discussions about global well-being, covitality underscores the advantages of various psychological competencies and strengths, complex personality models, and positive psychology and education principles..


California Student Wellness Index

This comprehensive report introduces the California Student Wellness Index to enhance Tier 1 universal wellness screening and Tier 2 individual student assessment and progress monitoring.

Mental Health Evaluation, Training, Research, and Innovation Center for Schools

The UCSB Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, along with the University of Wisconsin, the University of Iowa, and the University of South Florida, was awarded a $10.4 million, four-year contract from the US Department of Education. This funding aims to boost the number of school psychologists, school social workers, school counselors, and other mental health professionals

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts