Normalize and de-stigmatize help-seeking behavior in the classroom so academic help-seeking habits carry over to health issues¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

This strategy asks educators to build a classroom culture that treats asking for help as normal and shame-free. The brief states that "The effective strategies educators use to encourage academic help-seeking behavior can also be used to encourage health help-seeking behavior," so the same practices transfer when a young person faces a health issue. It is an implementable classroom routine rather than a tested intervention in this brief.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Educators suggest students get extra help in a subject in which they are struggling
• Educators encourage students when they do seek out help and reinforce that there is no shame in asking for help

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students, especially youth from marginalized groups

Target Learning Goals¶

• Help-seeking behavior for academic and health needs

Related Strategies¶

• Encouraging Students to Ask for Help
• Encouraging Help-Seeking Behavior
• Help Seeking
• Creating a Culture of Error
• Building a Supportive Classroom Environment for Mistakes
• Encourage Student Self-Advocacy
• Share information about existing school and community health resources with students and their families, prioritizing youth-friendly resources

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Angela Glymph and Lisa Walker. (2018). Health Equity: Equipping Educators to Take Action. MAEC, Inc. https://www.maec.org