SSSP 2024 Annual Meeting

Date: Friday, August 9

Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM

Session 008: Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in K-16
Room: Salon 5

Sponsors: Disability, Mental Wellness, and Social Justice
Educational Problems

Organizers: Douglas J. Engelman, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Kyla Walters, Sonoma State University

Presider &

Discussant: Melinda Leigh Maconi, Moffitt Cancer Center

Description: 

Authors explore dynamics and impacts of mental health that impact youth, especially related to the school experience.

Papers:

“The Paradox of Adversity: Analyzing the Effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences on First-generation Postsecondary Education Enrollment and Retention,” Daniel Noriega, Chapman University and Rashad Freeman, Indiana University Bloomington

“Inside the Classroom: How Does Internet Usage, Early School Day Routines, and Classroom Design Impact the Mental Health of Students?” Jacob R. Bahnick, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Winner of the Society and Mental Health Division’s Student Paper Competition

“Youth and Suicide in American Cinema: Silence and its Repercussions,” Alessandra Seggi, Villanova University