We’re starting off the 2024–2025 school year with a major refresh of our CBT and Mindfulness manuals and family letters. You’ll also find new student resources, additional Spanish language materials, and minor updates to existing resources.

We’ve done a major refresh of our CBT and Mindfulness manuals and family letters. You’ll also find new student resources and Spanish translations. Click this message to learn more.

What’s new with CBT and Mindfulness

Cognitive Coping Comic Strip

My TRAILS Notes

What is Depression?

Smartphone Apps for Teen Mental Health

Depression Symptoms and the CBT Model

Applying the CBT Model

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Deep Breathing Instructions

Belly Breathing

Cleo's Fear Ladder

Group Rewards Tracker

Checklist for Launching a New Group

Courage Charades

Kai's Fear Ladder

Icebreaker: Name Ball

Our revised 10- and 7-session CBT and Mindfulness manuals provide clearer instruction, updated activities, and guidance on how to shorten the session if time is limited. You’ll also find developmental adaptations designed to meet your students’ diverse learning needs.

Our new, shortened caregiver letters provide practical steps for supporting students at home. Each letter highlights a “focus of the week” and “tips for home practice” to support caregiver involvement while reducing the burden on families.

We’re expanding our resource library—you can now find all student-facing PDF resources in both English and Spanish. [Learn more about how to access multilingual resources at TRAILS](https://storage.trailstowellness.org/trails-2/resources/multilingual-resources.pdf).

**Courage Charades**
This activity helps students to explore the concept of courage through interactive play. Find it in [Session 9: Practicing Exposure for grades 3–5](https://trailstowellness.org/materials/cbt-and-mindfulness/manuals/3-5/depression-and-anxiety/session-9).
 **Kai’s Fear Ladder**
This resource appears as a developmental adaptation in [Session 9 (grades 3–5)](https://trailstowellness.org/materials/cbt-and-mindfulness/manuals/3-5/depression-and-anxiety/session-9) and [Session 8 (grades 6–8)](https://trailstowellness.org/materials/cbt-and-mindfulness/manuals/6-8/depression-and-anxiety/session-8). It provides students with additional practice building fear ladders.
 **Icebreaker: Name Ball**
This get-to-know-you game is appropriate for all ages and replaces _Icebreaker: Look and Yell_. Find it in Session 1 of every 7- and 10-session manual.

**What is Depression?**
Language updated and new helpline information added.
 **Smartphone Apps for Teen Mental Health**
New title, formerly _Smartphone Apps for Anxiety and Depression Management_. Apps listed are now available in Spanish.
 **Depression Symptoms and the CBT Model**
Outdated helpline removed.
 **Applying the CBT Model**
Content changes made to align with DEI goals.
 **Progressive Muscle Relaxation**
Language updated.
 **Deep Breathing Instructions**
Language updated.
 **Belly Breathing**
Language updated.
 **Cleo’s Fear Ladder**
Language updated.
 **Group Rewards Tracker**
Language updated.
 **Checklist for Launching a New Group**
Language updated.
 Find any of the above resources by entering the resource title into the search bar.

**My TRAILS Notes**
Content updated to include the new Session 1 activity, _Icebreaker: Name Ball_.
 **Cognitive Coping Comic Strip**
Graphics updated.

**Manuals**
Coping with COVID-19
 **Resources**
_When Winston’s Worry Was Too Big_
_Mindfulness Exercises and Resources_
_Icebreaker: Look and Yell_
_I Am Moana_

Group Orientation

Session 1

Learning About Emotions

Session 2

Introduction to the CBT Model

Session 3

Learning about Anxiety, Relaxation, and Mindfulness

Session 4

Cognitive Coping: Automatic Negative Thoughts

Session 5

Cognitive Coping: Coping Thoughts

Session 6

Behavioral Activation

Session 7

Introduction to Exposure

Session 8

Practicing Exposure

Session 9

Awards and Rewards, Review and Wrap-Up

Session 10

Learning About Anxiety and the CBT Model

Relaxation and Mindfulness

Cognitive Coping: Automatic Negative Thoughts, Thinking Traps, and Coping Thoughts

Self-Care: Review and Planning for the Future

Learning About Emotions, Anxiety, and Depression

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Model

Cognitive Coping: Automatic Negative Thoughts and Thinking Traps

Behavioral Activation with Mindfulness

Self-Care: Planning for the Future, Review and Wrap-Up

Learning About Depression and the CBT Model

Behavioral Activation with Mindfulness Continued

Exposure Practice

Self Care: Planning for the Future, Review and Wrap-up

Refresh of CBT and Mindfulness manuals and letters

This fall we’re adding new dashboard features to help you quickly grab the materials you need and get them in front of students and families. These features include easier-to-access family letters, a sitemap for more straightforward navigation, and a personal Download History page to review past and current material updates.

We’ve added a material download history, improved family letter access, and more in Release 5! Learn more about the latest features added to the TRAILS website.

What’s new on the TRAILS website

We’re thrilled to introduce a personal download history that offers a list of the materials you’ve downloaded starting today, August 23. Accessible from your account dropdown menu, it offers an easy way to revisit previously accessed materials, and also to quickly see if a material has been updated since you last downloaded it!

 A sparkle icon will appear next to any materials that have been updated since your last download! This can help you quickly grab the most up-to-date version of whatever resource you need. Download all updated materials at once using the button at the top of the page.

Find our new Site Map in the footer of every page! Site maps are essential on complex websites—ours allows you to zoom out and jump quickly to whatever page you need. It will also let you know which features you have access to and which require a particular kind of training.

Has this post been helpful? It’s one of our Release 5 updates! Moving forward, anytime updates are made to your dashboard experience or to any of our program materials, you can learn about them in the What’s New pages. 

We’ve reorganized your agenda pages, making it easier to find the most crucial materials: the agenda PDF, slide deck, and family letter.

We’ve updated the design of family letters, making them easier to grab and go. You no longer have to download a Word document to access the letter template. Instead, select your preferred language and copy the text directly from our website.

Coaches will be familiar with this feature already, but will notice an updated design.

Anyone who’s accessed materials from their phone knows the TRAILS dashboard could have a friendlier mobile experience. Recent improvements include updates to the navigation menu, agenda pages, and Notifications page, with more to come!

- What’s New and Sitemap pages can be accessed from the footer at the bottom of every page.
- Learning Collaborative Coaches now have the correct coaching materials showing on their main dashboards.
- Fixed an issue where notifications weren’t being marked as read for some users.
- SEL Alternative Resources pages are now accessible from SEL Unit Overview pages.

Social and Emotional Learning

CBT and Mindfulness

Suicide Prevention and Risk Management

Evaluation and Research

Our Mission

Letter from Our Founder

Our Advisory Board

Our Experienced Team

Our Funders

What's New

Refresh of CBT and Mindfulness manuals and letters

Download history, improved family letter access, and more in Release 5