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July 9, 2025 49 mins

What if a simple text message could change, or even save a teen’s life?


Listener alert: Suicide and suicide prevention are discussed in this episode.


iuri Melo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience and the proud father of five. He’s the co-founder of SchoolPulse, a nationwide student support service that delivers positivity, optimism, and growth mindset tools to students, parents, and faculty via text and email.


After several teen suicides in his community, Iuri co-created SchoolPulse in 2017 to proactively support student well-being. He’s also the author of Mind Over Grey Matter and the teen best-seller Know Thy Selfie, and the developer of “Adventure Based Therapy.” With over 300 schools in 25+ states, Iuri’s mission to “bless the human family” is inspiring students every day through kindness, psychology, and powerful weekly videos.


Iuri shares how SchoolPulse is:

💥 Delivering real-time support to students, parents, and educators — without adding workload to school staff

💥 Grounded in research and designed to reach teens where they are

💥 Focused on growth mindset, optimism, and belonging

💥 Helping shift school culture toward proactive emotional support

💥 What are the most powerful ways to make a difference for a teen’s mental health?

💥 Backed by Iuri’s own insights as a father of five, therapist, author of Know Thy Selfie, and developer of Adventure-Based Therapy.


A 2 MINUTE VIDEO that quickly summarizes the SchoolPulse service and how schools deploy incredible strategies

  1. ​Here is a link to all of their extraordinary VIDEOS.
  2. ​Here is a link to the most comprehensive MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE PAGE in the country, that SchoolPulse created and deliver to every school, parent, and student.

Links to Irui's books: Know Thy Selfie - t.ly/juUMB

Mind Over Grey Matter - t.ly/SxNUU


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