Secondary students in PUSD increasingly reported open mental health conversations at school and knowing where to go for help from 2020/21 to 2022/23¶
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q2 i? An increased percentage of PUSD secondary students reported that people talk openly about mental health at school and that they know where to go at school when feeling sad, stressed, lonely, or depressed. → Paradise Unified School District: Building School Mental Health Systems to Support Healing and Recovery Through Project Cal-Well 2024
Evidence¶
Paradise Unified School District: Building School Mental Health Systems to Support Healing and Recovery Through Project Cal-Well 2024¶
Paradise Unified School District: Building School Mental Health Systems to Support Healing and Recovery Through Project Cal-Well. (2024). WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED655970
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CHKS survey results for PUSD grades 7, 9, and 11 displayed in Table 2 across 2020/21 to 2022/23, covering two help-seeking climate indicators. The brief reports "an increased percentage of secondary students" on both items; percentages are printed but no test statistics or effect sizes are reported.
"The CHKS data in Table 2 also demonstrate that an increased percentage of secondary students report that people talk openly about mental health in their schools and that they know where to go at school when feeling sad, stressed, lonely, or depressed."
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Related Claims¶
- The percentage of secondary students reporting high school connectedness on the CHKS increased from 32 percent to 36 percent — related
- Secondary students' reported barriers to talking to a counselor or therapist declined in NHUHSD's California Healthy Kids Survey data — related
- Secondary students in PUSD reported declining rates of chronic sadness/hopelessness and suicidal ideation from 2020/21 to 2022/23 — related
- From fall 2020 through December 2023, 78 percent of the 969 students referred to mental health services in PUSD received services — related
- School staff reports of mental health communication, emphasis, and referrals increased in DNUSD between 2021/22 and 2022/23 — related
- School-based mental health supports benefit students, but staffing ratios and service availability fall far short of recommendations — related
- National average school support-staff ratios fall far below recommended levels for psychologists, counselors, and social workers — related
- Staff agreement that schools provide adequate counseling and support services rose from 59 percent in 2021 to 70 percent in 2023 — related
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Secondary students in PUSD increasingly reported open mental health conversations at school and knowing where to go for help from 2020/21 to 2022/23 |
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Secondary students in PUSD increasingly reported open mental health conversations at school and knowing where to go for help from 2020/21 to 2022/23 |
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