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1 | CONNECTING CARE POST IT NOTE COMMENTS FROM ROUNDTABLES | |||||||||||||||||||||
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3 | AUDIENCE | QUESTION TO EVERYONE | COMMENT ON POST IT NOTE | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | lack of resources and support groups | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | too many students are not accessing their education because of their poor mental health | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | increased anxiety, depression - more school avoidance - parents seems to be at a loss of how to guide their children - increased substance use - esp MJ - less resilience - less coping skills - more distress, about their future - housing, income, environment | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Reading more about opioids... hearing more academically through articles aout the crisis with no responses | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Anxiety and depression, suicidal attempts and assessments from pre-12 to post 26 so far ( i think they mean number of assessments pre vs post pandemic) | m | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | greater degree of old fashioned "meaness" towards peers | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | HIGH ANXIETY | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | High number of self harm statements, actions, and suicidal ideation. 23 suicide assessments in March alone | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | difficulty connecting difficulty finding/creating good friendships | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Traumatic life experiences that manifest as mental health issues | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | I wish people understood that some students can't participate in class due to mental health | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Our ER is filled with mental health patients | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Anxiety and Depression presenting in ways that are misunderstood as inattention, hyperactivity, undesireable behavior, physical aggression, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Most of my students are dealing with mental health issues | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | More time spent on "basic needs" - snack - clothes - physical hugs/love | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Students turning to drugs/tobacco/alcohol to cope - depression is on the rise - social media is a negative factor (TikTok) | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Low self-worth and lack of support | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | shared sense of hopelessness/crisis and individuals checking out or crying for help | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | high levels of verbal and physical dysregulation at entry | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Observing: a steep increase in the # of students impacted by mental health needs - a surprising number of adults who don't take it seriously - Detrimental impacts on learning outcomes seem to be increasing. | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Kids each reactive differently to stress from silence to reactive behavior. Younger family, parent stress. Older and peer stress and LGBTQ related abuse | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | I question self regulation in an environment that demands conformity | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | -lack of sleep - addicted to phones/TikTok - not able to stay with a task for very long | |||||||||||||||||||
27 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | must be perfect - and we now have the technology that makes it happen | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Spaces (like this :) ) for reflectioin and inspiration. MH work in the schools can be very isolating and doesn't directly align with private practices or community agencies. | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | The majority of students I see are demonstrating natural responses to extremely difficult experiences and environments. I think it is a very difficult time to grow up. | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Even the paraeducators receive continuing education opportunities, but it would be great to learn how to be more supportive of student's well being. | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Expectations are very high for performance in school. MS students internalize and either act out , crash, or trap emotions. | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Are you seeing change in severity /prevalence of poverty among students? | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Are you seeing changes in age of onset of obvious substance use disorder? | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | poverty relocation home sharing (multiple families sharing a home) | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | I wish parents better understood the impacts of increased screen time/video games/youtube/social media and lack of reading time | |||||||||||||||||||
36 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Families seeking help/therapy ALSO for their kids but unable to find anyone or unable to pay or lack of transportation/follow through | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Kids working through severe trauma with no guidance/outlet for all the feelings. Lots of disruptive behaviors in class due to not enough/no supports | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Screen time - social media - earlier knowledge of age inappropriate things - exposure to family conflict, drug abuse... | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Wish better understood how much influence academic rigor has on mental health (affective domain) | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | higher rates of referrals for anxiety, depression, suicide ideation - The impact of disconnection - lagging social skills - gaps in family-school partnerships | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | I wish there was more understanding. Kids are showing us they need help through behavior. I wish kids weren't being labelled as bad, naughty, out of control. | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | middle school: fear of failure - not willing to engage with learning - students who wander, don't want to stay in class - very tired students (depressed?) | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | -dissociation - distance - difficulty making and "reading" friends and social situations. | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Immediate services (in school) for kids in crisis and ...Long term services (outside of school | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Increased need for counseling and mental health resources | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | More Self-Harm seen at school. Students are treating their depression and anxiety w/ substances and isolation | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Observing students turning to drugs and skipping school to avoid (menta) hard situations. Teachers trying to take more time off (sick & personal) but don't due to sub shortage. | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | I wish that we as teachers need the breaks to increase our functioning. Need to stop being in the survival mode | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Students do not see their PCP regularly | |||||||||||||||||||
50 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Need more understanding of mental health Dx rather than just using it as a description of how someone feels...M.H. neeeds to not be an identity | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | More and more students need to leave the room to see counselor for anxiety-student self harm | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | More suicidal thoughts- attendance issues - more outbursts/crying | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Lots of anxiety. Lack of focus | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Social Media is a huge issue! | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Increased anxiety leading to an inability to engage with others. Lacking the skills needed to overcome. | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | *anxiety *high stress levels *poor coping skills-many students self harming* many students seeing therapists and opening talking about therapy. | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Students in isolation or reliance on social media * social mediaq (tik tok etc) leading to poor mental health | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | How + the long term prognosis is | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | a three post-it contribution, Increase in Anxiety Trauma Depression leading to | |||||||||||||||||||
60 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | 1) Supports-general /specific accountability 2) Background *triggers *how to cope day to day 3)* stigmatism *home/community support | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | What is happening in the brain? How can we support @ school while still doing school? | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | No focus- low engagement | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Many are uncertain that school is a stable place. -many have come to believe that what's online/in social media is how people should interact | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | students are stressed and anxious and therefore quick to avoid any task that requires sustained mental effort/perseverance. | |||||||||||||||||||
65 | Teachers | What are you observing as it relates to mental health with your students/young patients? What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Students have a lot more vocabulary when it comes to mental health-they've seen a lot and heard a lot and have so many things going through their brain all the time. *anxiety is up there-so much stress! Also extremely self-conscious and weary to leave tjheir socail bubble -self-conscious-not wanting to be noticed and wanting to at the same time *need to process emotions*cutting, vaping, early harmful behaviours | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | Teachers | What do you need as an educator/school staff/medical provider? | more training on supporting youth mental health in schools | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | Teachers | What do you need as an educator/school staff/medical provider? | support for challenging behaviours (mental health concerns) - time to prepare and reflect | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | Teachers | What do you need as an educator/school staff/medical provider? | I need (as an educator) professional who can address student's mental health needs in a timely manner | |||||||||||||||||||
69 | Teachers | What do you need as an educator/school staff/medical provider? | a call center - to get answers to ?'s about students - to sent in motion a referral and/ or connection with resources | |||||||||||||||||||
70 | Teachers | What do you need as an educator/school staff/medical provider? | Education and resources for students struggling with drug use | |||||||||||||||||||
71 | Teachers | What do you need as an educator/school staff/medical provider? | Counselors who can provide social and emotional support | |||||||||||||||||||
72 | Teachers | What do you need as an educator/school staff/medical provider? | -more resources to share with parents - more time to get to know them and really understand their situation | |||||||||||||||||||
73 | Teachers | What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | I really don't think the public understands how pervasive mental health challenges are in our schools or how severely it impacts student's ability to function | |||||||||||||||||||
74 | Teachers | What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | their social media presence is an extension of their true identity, which I believe contributes to the fragility of their sense of self-worth | |||||||||||||||||||
75 | Teachers | What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | Barriers : insurance coverage, access to health care, family dynamics | |||||||||||||||||||
76 | Teachers | What do you wish was better understood about youth mental health? | impact of media on brain development. | |||||||||||||||||||
77 | Teachers | What do you wish was in place for you to help your students/young patients? | Simple, but: strong curriculum for counseling groups in - anxiety - empowerment/self worth - healthy relationships. (my barriers are time to vet and I'd have to buy it myself) | |||||||||||||||||||
78 | Teachers | What do you wish was in place for you to help your students/young patients? | Telepsych and counselling for remote and afterhours assistance | |||||||||||||||||||
79 | Teachers | What do you wish was in place for you to help your students/young patients? | Effective ways to connect families, show that larger community cares | |||||||||||||||||||
80 | Teachers | What do you wish was in place for you to help your students/young patients? | Partnership and connection with (on-going) community | |||||||||||||||||||
81 | Teachers | What do you wish was in place for you to help your students/young patients? | more counselors -nmore hopeful messages (less doom and gloom) - more intergenerational interaction | |||||||||||||||||||
82 | Teachers | What do you wish was in place for you to help your students/young patients? | Mental Health Specialist at Elementary Level - mentors for students and families - Extra person (para) support in younger grades | |||||||||||||||||||
83 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | -less societal stress - more community love - more belief in younger generations, less criticism but maybe higher expectations - no more school shootings | |||||||||||||||||||
84 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | a mental health center within walking/bus distance of our schools (ideally on a school campus) | |||||||||||||||||||
85 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | mental health for families available in schools at no cost | |||||||||||||||||||
86 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | Every child to be loved and to experience the meaning and depth of love in order for them to have a foundation as a giver-receiver-contributor-advocate (with a heart drawn instead of a period to end this sentence) | |||||||||||||||||||
87 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | Break the cycles! -abuse - neglect. Support mental health from birth! | |||||||||||||||||||
88 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | Info about how to be a part of mental health support would be readily available. | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | Counselor/nurse in every school. Easier access to mental health services without delays | |||||||||||||||||||
90 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | For students to have environments that fulfill them and meet their needs - that allow them to be happy - for systems to be more comfortable having hard/honest conversations - strong partnerships between schools/families/+ healthcare | |||||||||||||||||||
91 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | Teach parents how to care for and value their children, where that is lacking. Be respectful of the various heritages of our families and help within appropriate parameters | |||||||||||||||||||
92 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | Someone to partner with our school dist. food service program to design healthier options/menus within our budget for long term change. | |||||||||||||||||||
93 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | Every child who turns 11 is assigned a personal counselor who meets with them weekly. until they turn 18 (with a heart emoji) | |||||||||||||||||||
94 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | Magic wand: have everyone see mental health on the same level as physical health | |||||||||||||||||||
95 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | At the same time, a way to help the school budget for healthy, daily snack available for all students | |||||||||||||||||||
96 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | Better nutrition in the schools | |||||||||||||||||||
97 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | Turn schools into "super centers" with access to all community services: health Physical and Mental - Elderly care (?) Emergency - Social Services - Food services | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | Ready access to mental health care when students need that. | |||||||||||||||||||
99 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | I would change compensation rates so that a therapist/health provider could earn the same salary for serving a child experiencing poverty and a child surrounded by wealth and privilege | |||||||||||||||||||
100 | Teachers | What is your dream? If you had a magic wand, what would you change? | Having 1 point person at each school to help make connections with medical care and counseling for families. |