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I have been a Vice-Principal for approximately 6 years (with two 6-month maternity leaves in there). I am just getting ready to head back to work in a new school. I am excited about the challenge and the future. Recently, I found your website and Connected Principals. It has been wonderful to read different articles, opinions, and be introduced to various websites and strategies. We are all on this journey of learning together. As a result, I thought what a better way to demonstrate my own learning and desire to learn, but to create my own blog. We are always learning, or we should be.

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Dear school administrators and principals,
I am a senior at Hamilton College in central New York and I am a psychology major who is deeply interested in education studies. I am writing to you today to argue for greater awareness and teaching of mental health in the K-12 education system. Mental health issues and suicide are extremely prevalent in U.S. colleges and universities, and I argue that if we start introducing awareness and education surrounding mental health in the K-12 education system, we will see much fewer issues at the college level, and improve the mental health and educational performance of our students across the country.
Mental health issues and suicide are very prevalent on college campuses these days. The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, which looks at the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in college students found that in 2002, almost half of all college students surveyed reported having a psychiatric disorder, but fewer than 25% of those students reported seeking treatment in the year prior (Blanco et al., 2008). The American College Health Association reports that approximately 10,888 suicides occur on college campuses each year, making suicide the second leading cause of death for college students (Burrell, 2016). Mental health issues also take a toll on academic performance; those with mental health issues are more likely to skip classes, experience higher rates of expulsion and suspension, and have lower grades and test scores (Kataoka, Rowan, & Eaton Hoagwood, 2009). Since the goal of the education system is to teach our students important skills and prepare them to be involved members of our society and economy, it would be beneficial to pay more attention to mental health in students.
When we experience cases of suicide or extreme mental health issues on campuses across the country, we immediately look to change what we do at the college level. We look to improve psychological services for students, awareness of mental illness, and decrease the stigma surrounding mental health on campuses. However, I argue that we need to start mental health education earlier on in our education system. Mental health is a much stigmatized issue and is rarely taught in the K-12 educational system. This needs to change if we want to decrease mental health issues and incidences of suicide in our youth. Mental health is something that will affect everyone in some way, whether it be the students themselves or someone they know. Therefore, mental health awareness and education is vital and we need to find the best ways to incorporate it in our education of young children.
One potential implementation of mental health awareness and education is mindfulness training. Mindfulness can be defined as focusing one’s attention and awareness on the present and on a specific aspect of the body or the mind (e.g., breath, sensations, feelings) (Meiklejohn et al., 2012). Meiklejohn & colleagues (2012) conducted a review of all studies looking at the effects of mindfulness practices in students at the K-12 level. They found that mindfulness training increased mood and emotion regulation and decreased anxiety, stress, and fatigue in elementary and high school students (Meiklejohn et al., 2012). Furthermore, they also found that mindfulness training increased attention, working memory, and academic skills, which improves learning in schools (Meiklejohn et al., 2012). Mindfulness practices are extremely easy to implement in schools because they are easy to learn, can be formal or informal, and can be quick 5-10 minute practices given once a day, for example. Teaching mindfulness in K-12 schools would help students learn coping mechanisms for stress and anxiety, and even help them perform better in schools, which ultimately will help them in the future.
Another suggestion for schools is to incorporate mental health more into the existing health education that all schools have. Our young students should learn just as much about mental health as they do currently about the negative effects of drugs and alcohol. Students should learn early on useful skills for coping with anxiety, stress, depression, and grief. For example, they can learn things such as time management skills, how to cope with the death of a loved one, or changing our negative internal thoughts into more realistic and positive ones. Education about mental health is important because not only will students learn helpful coping mechanisms but it will reduce the stigma of getting help or seeing psychologists that is so prevalent in our society. It will normalize the discussion of mental health so students are more likely to talk about it and get help before it spirals out of control. By educating earlier on, students can leave K-12 and enter college with more awareness and less fear or shame to get help when they need it.
Kataoka, Rowan, & Eaton Hoagwood (2009) researched the history of mental health education and policies in schools from the early 1900s until now. They noted that the main issue that prevents schools from providing greater mental health services to students is a financial barrier. Schools have a significant amount of instructional spending, but receive very limited funds for use on mental health interventions and prevention efforts (Kataoka, Rowan & Eaton Hoagwood, 2009). If this is the case that funding is the major reason why K-12 schools do not have sufficient mental health education and interventions, then this means it’s an issue at the level of our government. School administrators, principals, teachers, and parents should act on this by pressing Congress for increased school funding toward mental health interventions and prevention.
K-12 schools have an extremely important obligation, to not only teach students and prepare them for the future, but to make sure that all students are healthy and maintain their well-being so they can succeed in whatever they undertake. If schools implement more mental health awareness and education into our schools at a younger age, we can improve the well-being of our students, and ensure that they are happy, healthy, and successful as they go through college and their careers.
Sincerely,
Jaclyn Zingman
Hamilton College Class of 2018

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