With social emotional health,
we believe all children can reach their full potential and be agents of change in their schools, communities and the world.
With social emotional health, we believe all children can reach their full potential and be agents of change in their schools, communities and the world.
All children deserve equitable opportunities to achieve their full potential.
Every child deserves the opportunity to earn a high-quality education.
Currently, only 67% of high school graduates in the U.S. will go on to higher education.
SourceEvery child deserves to live a healthy life, both physically and mentally.
Yet, 17% of children will have a diagnosable mental illness by the age of 18.
Every child deserves the necessary resources to help them overcome traumatic experiences.
At this time, 46% of children will have faced one or more adverse childhood experiences by the age of 18
What if we could change the odds for all children?
We believe, with strong social emotional health, every child, no matter their circumstances, can defy any odds and change the trajectory of their lives.
Social emotional health is the ability to understand and manage one’s emotions, reactions and relationships.
With it, children learn how to regulate their emotions, understand others, and gain life-changing tools like empathy, gratitude, grit, optimism, problem solving and self-regulation.
Where do we start?
We start by prioritizing social emotional health. Using a trauma-informed, research-backed approach, we work at the intersection of education and mental health to innovate with children’s wellbeing in mind.
93%
of Momentous School students graduate high school.
89%
of Momentous School graduates go on to enroll in higher education.
of children in our therapeutic services with an identified social, emotional and/or behavioral challenge significantly improved their functioning.
86%
Over 6,000 professionals who work with thousands of children across 19 states are trained every year.
Together, we can change the odds for children.
For 100 years, Momentous Institute, owned and operated by Salesmanship Club of Dallas, works side by side with children, families and communities to build and repair social emotional health through education, therapeutic services, research and training so all children can achieve their full potential.
The combined support of Salesmanship Club of Dallas, the AT&T Byron Nelson, corporations, individuals and foundations enables these efforts and truly changes the odds for children in our community and beyond.