Skills Guide
Teaching: Support-Seeking
Support-Seeking
Why This Skill Matters
Support-seeking strengthens resilience by helping students recognize that asking for help is a strength, not a weakness. Students who struggle to seek support often disengage or attempt challenges alone until they feel overwhelmed. Teaching support-seeking helps students access resources and relationships that sustain growth.
Student Challenges This Skill Helps Address
- Social withdrawal
- Reluctance to ask for help
- Isolation during challenges
How WhyTry Builds This Skill
WhyTry builds support-seeking through Support Systems & Relationship Building, where students identify trusted supports and practice reaching out. Facilitators normalize help-seeking and reinforce connection as a core resilience strategy.
Support Systems & Relationship Building
(“Plugging In”)
In Support Systems & Relationship Building, students learn that asking for help is a strength. Facilitators guide reflection on who to go to, how to ask, and when support is needed. This processing builds resilience by reducing isolation and increasing connection.