Addressing Mental Health Needs in a Rural K-8 School

Authors' Affiliations

Blanton Gillespie, Quillen College of Medicine Cortlyn Holdren, Quillen College of Medicine Mariam Ibraheem, Quillen College of Medicine Robbyn Reynolds, Quillen College of Medicine Maya Subbanna, Quillen College of Medicine

Location

Culp Center Ballroom

Start Date

4-25-2023 9:00 AM

End Date

4-25-2023 11:00 AM

Poster Number

97

Faculty Sponsor’s Department

Allied Health Sciences

Name of Project's Faculty Sponsor

Randy Byington

Additional Sponsors

Karen Schetzina

Classification of First Author

Medical Student

Competition Type

Competitive

Type

Poster Presentation

Project's Category

Psychology, Healthcare and Medicine, Education or Instructional Programs

Abstract or Artist's Statement

After the COVID-19 pandemic, a rural K-8 school faced unique challenges due to its isolated location. Faculty members reported increased use of social media and other online communication by students. In addition, the staff noticed an increase in bullying, stress, and a greater need for mental health resources. In partnership with Quillen College of Medicine, a group of 5 medical students implemented lessons from the Alberta Health Services Junior High Mental Health Kit curriculum. Overall, the mission was to improve student attitudes and skills related to healthy relationships, stress, mental illness, cyber bullying, substance abuse, and hope. Analysis of research survey data showed that there was a significant change in students’ overall wellness (p=0.04108) and knowledge of healthy strategies to cope with stress (p=0.03709) after the intervention.

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Addressing Mental Health Needs in a Rural K-8 School

Culp Center Ballroom

After the COVID-19 pandemic, a rural K-8 school faced unique challenges due to its isolated location. Faculty members reported increased use of social media and other online communication by students. In addition, the staff noticed an increase in bullying, stress, and a greater need for mental health resources. In partnership with Quillen College of Medicine, a group of 5 medical students implemented lessons from the Alberta Health Services Junior High Mental Health Kit curriculum. Overall, the mission was to improve student attitudes and skills related to healthy relationships, stress, mental illness, cyber bullying, substance abuse, and hope. Analysis of research survey data showed that there was a significant change in students’ overall wellness (p=0.04108) and knowledge of healthy strategies to cope with stress (p=0.03709) after the intervention.