By Resiliency Technologies, Inc.
The best mental healthliteracy toolson the market.
The Sharpen® system gives schools, families, and community organizations the best mental health literacy tools to improve mental wellness and resiliency.
Trusted by
Stanford UniversityUCSFVCOMUniversity of South CarolinaUnited Way of SCVNS HealthHealthMPowersSpartanburg RegionalPrisma Health
Stanford Medicine Children's Health, UCSF and Prisma Health Children's use Sharpen DTX®, our clinical platform. See sharpenhealth.com.
Who We Serve
Find your
starting point.
The Sharpen system provides vetted mental health literacy toolkits for specific audiences.
For Schools
School Counselors & Staff
Practical tools to identify students who may be struggling — and clear steps for what to do next. No clinical license needed.
Learn more →For Families
Parents & Caregivers
Guides and conversation starters for families navigating youth mental health at home — even when you're not sure what to say.
Learn more →For Colleges
Campus Wellness Programs
Scale mental health prevention across your campus without adding to already-stretched counseling center caseloads.
Learn more →For Organizations
Coaches & Community Orgs
Built for people who often notice something is wrong first, and who deserve practical tools that fit their unique role.
Learn more →How It Works
Three steps.
One connected path.
Every Sharpen toolkit moves through the same three stages — adapted for your setting, your relationships, and the young people in your care.
01
Build shared language around mental health
Structured education that helps students, staff, families, or coaches talk openly about mental health — reducing stigma before individual need arises. Meeting people where they already are.
02
Identify who needs support, early
Clinically validated screening — powered by the same assessment technology used in hospital settings — brought into the everyday environments where young people live and learn.
03
Connect to the right next step
Clear, warm pathways to the right level of support — whether that's a counselor down the hall, a family conversation, or a referral. Sharpen doesn't leave anyone at the edge of a result.
The Evidence
Real people.
Real results.
Sharpen® prevention toolkits have been implemented in real communities, schools, and campuses since 2018.
64,156
People across schools, colleges, veteran families, and community programs who have used a Sharpen® toolkit
OpenSearch Server-Side Data · All Prevention Toolkits · 2019-2026
57%
Average engagement rate across all toolkits.
Cross-Toolkit Average
7 yrs
Continuous operation across all four toolkits, because communities kept coming back. Sustainability is its own kind of evidence.
Implementation Span · 2019-2026
From the Field
The people who use it
said it best.
“
We have been working with all of our community partners to get foster care and parenting resources to our families through our branded app, sharpenFAMILY. This is a game-changer for any of us who seek to find more ways to use data to inform decision-making and improve our community impact.
Paige Stephenson
President & CEO
United Way of the Piedmont
United Way of the Piedmont
“
As a clinical psychologist working to support the mental health of medical students who are under an incredible amount of stress, I needed a resource that would engage our students and provide tools to use outside of individual sessions. I was excited to learn about Sharpen®'s evidence-based toolkits rooted in building resilience. We launched our own version of Sharpen® called MindfulMEDS, and it has been a great addition. Knowing that our students have access to a wealth of resources to support their mental health is reassuring, and also another important step we can take to reduce stigma around mental health in healthcare.
Natalie M. Fadel, PsyD
Associate Professor for Psychiatry and Neuro-Behavioral Sciences · VCOM
“
I have collaborated with the Sharpen® team since 2012 to bring mental health programs into our schools. I am Chief Academic Officer for Spartanburg County School District 7 in South Carolina and have seen firsthand the impact from training hundreds of educators and school professionals in my district on topics ranging from mental health literacy to suicide prevention to resilience. The leadership and collaboration with our district over the years has enhanced the mindfulness programs for students, the professional development programs for educators and clinical staff and the district mental health literacy.
Dr. Terry O. Pruitt
Chief Academic Officer · Spartanburg County School District 7
Get Started
The right moment
is now.
Whether you're a counselor looking for tools to use on Monday, a parent trying to start a conversation tonight, or an administrator building something lasting — there's a clear next step from here.
Browse all toolkits →For School Counselors & Staff
Bring Sharpen to your school
For Parents & Caregivers
Start a conversation at home
For Campus Wellness Programs
Scale prevention on your campus
For Coaches & Community Orgs
Equip your team or organization
For Licensed Clinicians & Educators
Earn CEUs through Sharpen courses