Mental Health Issues Related to Sexual Orientation in a High School Setting

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 383-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan G. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
High School Setting

scholarly journals Feasibility of a serious game coupled with a contact-based session led by lived experience workers for depression prevention in high-school students

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0260224
Author(s):  
Mandy Gijzen ◽  
Sanne Rasing ◽  
Rian van den Boogaart ◽  
Wendy Rongen ◽  
Twan van der Steen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Serious Game ◽  
School Students ◽  
Preventive Program ◽  
High School Setting

Background Stigma and limited mental health literacy impede adolescents getting the help they need for depressive symptoms. A serious game coupled with a classroom session led by lived experience workers (LEWs) might help to overcome these barriers. The school-based Strong Teens and Resilient Minds (STORM) preventive program employed this strategy and offered a serious game, Moving Stories. The current study was carried out to assess inhibiting and promoting factors for scaling up Moving Stories once its effectiveness has been ascertained. Methods Moving Stories was offered in three steps: (1) introductory classroom session, (2) students playing the game for five days, (3) debriefing classroom session led by lived experience worker. Data was collected on the number of participating students, costs of offering Moving Stories, and was further based on the notes of the debriefing sessions to check if mental health first aid (MHFA) strategies were addressed. Results Moving Stories was offered in seven high-schools. Coverage was moderate with 982 participating students out of 1880 (52%). Most participating students (83%) played the Moving Stories app three out of the five days. Qualitative data showed that the MHFAs were discussed in all debriefing sessions. Students showed great interest in lived experience workers’ stories and shared their own experiences with depression. Conclusions Bringing Moving Stories to scale in the high-school setting appears feasible, but will remain logistically somewhat challenging. Future implementation and scale-up of Moving Stories could benefit from improved selection and training of LEWs that played such an important role in grabbing the full attention of students and were able to launch frank discussions about depressive disorder and stigma in classrooms. Trial registration The study is registered in the Dutch Trial Register: Trial NL6444 (NTR6622: https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/6444).

scholarly journals Mental health issues and discrimination among older LGBTI people

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 1411-1416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Tinney ◽  
Briony Dow ◽  
Phillip Maude ◽  
Rachel Purchase ◽  
Carolyn Whyte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Individual Group ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Lgbt People

LGBT is an acronym used to describe people from diverse sexual orientation or gender identity, people that are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. LGBT people do not constitute a single group nor does each individual “group” constitute a homogeneous unity. However, as higher rates of depression and/or anxiety have been observed in older LGBT people, compared to their heterosexual counterparts (Guasp, 2011) there is a need to raise the profile of mental health issues amongst these groups. The additional letter I is also often included in the acronym LGBTI as intersex people are often included as another gender diverse group. However, there is very little research that includes intersex people and none on older intersex people's mental health so this editorial is restricted to consideration of older LGBT people.

Educator Preparedness for Mental Health in Adolescents: Opportunities for School Nurse Leadership

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 372-377
Author(s):  
Tiffany Smith-Fromm ◽  
Robin A. Evans-Agnew
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
School Staff ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Secondary Educators ◽  
Nurse Leadership ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Health Event

One in five adolescents will experience a mental health event in their lifetime. If left untreated, depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity, and anorexia/bulimia can elevate the risk of dropping out of high school. As a key principle of 21st-century nursing practice, school nurses must provide leadership in educating school staff in identifying and responding to mental health issues in high school settings. This article describes the results of an online survey assessing secondary educators’ knowledge of and experience with mental health issues in one school district. Resources are suggested to assist nurses in educating school staff, providing them with ways to decrease stigma in the classroom, and partnering with the community to improve services.

scholarly journals Trajectory of service use among young Albertans with complex needs

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hesam Izakian ◽  
Xinjie Cui ◽  
Suzanne Tough
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
Service Use ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Trajectory Clustering ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
Clustering Technique ◽  
Mental Health Issues

IntroductionYouth with complex-needs are vulnerable as a consequence of exposure to social adversity and/or chronic health conditions, and are at a high risk of school failure and justice involvement. Information about the patterns of service use across government sectors that influence the life outcomes of complex-needs youth is unknown. Objectives and ApproachYouth with complex needs often engage with multiple services across multiple government sectors for extended periods of time. Understanding the patterns and trajectory of their service use may inform programs, decision makers and government in the optimal allocation of resources to increase their life outcomes. It may reveal where and when interventions would be most effective to improve the life course for vulnerable youth. In this study, through a unique approach to link over 20 administrative longitudinal datasets and a novel trajectory clustering technique, the patterns of service use among complex-needs young Albertans is revealed and visualized. ResultsA trajectory clustering technique was applied to reveal patterns of service use among complex-needs individuals. Compared to the general population, higher proportions of youth with complex needs lived in low socio-economic neighborhoods, suffered from mental health issues, were high cost health service users, and had lower rates of high school completion. Furthermore, youth having complex needs for a longer period of time and who required multiple complex services in a given year had the poorest outcomes, in terms of high school completion, mental health issues, and other health problems. The majority of complex-needs youth came in contact with services via the education system, followed by child services/welfare. Conclusion/ImplicationsThe trajectories of service use among complex-needs youth reveals that these individuals are primarily identified through education. Consequently, educational supports would best address the development of effective programs including mental health supports and other needs.

scholarly journals Athletic Trainer-Reported Prevalence of Mental Health, Substance Use, and Barriers to Health in Secondary Schools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Beaupre ◽  
Sam W. Meske ◽  
Meghan Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Barriers To Health

ABSTRACT Context: Where a person lives can have a significant impact on health. Limited access to health care, food insecurity, lack of affordable housing, and violence increases a person's likelihood for poor health. Athletic trainers can have an impact on identifying and improving the determinants of health that affect student-athletes. Objective: To understand 1) What are the current perceptions athletic trainers have about the health behaviors (specifically mental health and substance use) of high school student-athletes? 2) What are the barriers that athletic trainers experience when providing health services to high school student-athletes? 3) How does the developed environment effect the health behaviors and barriers that athletic trainers observe? Design: Survey Setting: Online Participants: Certified National Athletic Training Association Members employed in the secondary school setting Main Outcome Measure(s): Demographics of athletic trainers, athletic trainers' perceptions on the health of student-athletes across developed environments, prevalence of mental health issues, tobacco and substance use, barriers to health care services, and housing and food insecurities among student-athletes. Descriptive statistics for the outcome measures are reported. Results: 7,600 electronic surveys were distributed to athletic trainers, with 910 respondents. Respondents were 61% female; average age was 36 years old; and an average of 12.5 years of experience. 82% of athletic trainers identified their school setting as public, 43.7% of respondents identified their school as suburban, 30.1% rural, and 26.2% urban. Athletic trainers perceived a high average prevalence of mental health issues (32%), e-cigarette use (31.7%), and marijuana use (26.9%) in student athletes. There were significant perceived barriers to health including access to transportation, poverty, housing and food insecurities. Conclusions: This study highlights health disparities and barriers athletic trainers observe when addressing health care needs of student-athletes. Understanding determinants of health to identify causes of health disparities may better prepare athletic trainers to manage the health needs of underserved student-athletes.

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