<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Social Emotional Skills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social Emotional Skills]]></description><link>https://www.socialemotionalskills.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:20:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.socialemotionalskills.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why Teaching Social-Emotional Skills Is Essential For Students’ Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[When people talk about mental health, they are usually talking about the lack of it.  Discussions about improving mental health usually revolve around preventing problems from occurring, early detection and intervention, and treatment.  As essential as these are, they do not address the concept of mental health promotion. Prevention is just that, preventing a problem from occurring.  Early intervention is critical, as treatment can begin before a problem worsens. ]]></description><link>https://www.socialemotionalskills.org/post/mental-health-or-mental-illness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c758169c95827cb917a75f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:07:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_ac8061214cd84eeab7a91eaf91b26ed8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rick Hawkins</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>