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MHAGC Responds: Mental Health Awareness in
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Mental Health Awareness in Education Pilot Program
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A Day for Your Mental Health 2003
Social and Emotional Advocacy for Children Pays Off
MHAGC’s New Intern
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MHAGC Responds Mental Health Awareness in Education (MHAE)
Over the past two years we have worked with a Chicago Public Schools task force made up of counselors, teachers, staff from High School Programs, Specialized Services, the Department of Professional Development of the Chicago Board of Education, the U of I Institute of Juvenile Research, a pharmaceutical expert, seven pilot high schools and a school of specialized services, to compose a research based resource entitled The Mental Health Handbook.
The Handbook, coupled with a training module for teachers, counselors, and students, along with a community service outreach plan, constitute the Mental Health Awareness in Education (MHAE) program. The program is direct, educational, and requires student involvement. Confidentiality is respected at all times.
According to. . .
Center for Health Care in Schools:
- Only 25% of the children who need mental health services get them.
- Of those receiving care, 70 to 80% receive that care in a school setting.
- Schools must rely on community-based organizations to handle the overflow of student mental health care needs.
- Nationally, minorities are less likely to receive care, and if they do, it is poorer quality.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill:
- 13% of adolescents are suffering from anxiety disorders
- 10 percent from disruptive disorders
- 6 percent from mood disorders
1999 Chicago High School survey:
- 14.4% said they had considered suicide in the past year
- 9% said they had attempted suicide
- 4.5% reported symptoms of bulimia
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