DATA
During the 2022-2023 school year we asked our Mariemont High School students to reflect on the information and tools they have used during their school careers through Sources of Strength, mindfulness, signs of suicide, and gratitude practices to help identify how well they are managing their brain health. Students took short surveys that they helped to design.
20%
17%
of youth ages 13-18 live with a mental health condition.
of our high school students reported that they use mental health resources!
SLEEP impacts mental wellness
Based on our Sources of Strength Wheel the top 3 strengths identified by our high school students:
60% of our high school students are only getting 6-7 hours of sleep a night.
25%
Nearly of students go to sleep after midnight
1. Positive Friends 2. Healthy Activities 3. Family Support THE MOST COMMON TOOLS STUDENTS USE TO IMPROVE THEIR WELLNESS: Positive friends Physical activity Hobbies (drawing, writing, art, music, etc.) Family Support
81% 76% 65% 59%
THE TOP 3 REASONS WHY STUDENTS STAY UP LATE: 1. Homework – 80%* 2. Communicating with friends (snapchat, text, Facetime, etc.) – 41% 3. Social media – 41% * dependent on what time students begin their homework
THE TOP THREE STRATEGIES THAT HELP STUDENTS HAVE A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP: 1. Physical activity (workout, practice, game/match, short walk, etc.) – 63% 2. Shower/bath – 54% 3. Music – 45%
2023 MENTAL HEALTH MESSAGE To learn more about the Warriors BEwell program, along with its programs, partnerships and research, scan the QR code or visit the Warriors BEwell page of our district website.
A Message from the Superintendent Welcome to the latest edition of our BEwell Mental Health Report. We began Warriors BEwell in early 2020 after seeing a spike in mental health concerns and crises among our students and staff. While researchers attribute much of this to the pandemic as a result of the social isolation and change in routines we all experienced, it was a continuation of a trend that Mariemont City Schools — and schools everywhere — were seeing. It is part of our Warrior fabric to not sit back, but rather take action, and that’s just what we did. Thanks to partnerships we’ve established with local organizations Child Focus, 1N5 and MindPeace, we have made the mental health and wellness of our school community a greater priority than ever before.
Speaking of these high-quality resources, we recently celebrated our counselors and other mental health support staff during National School Counseling Week. We are so grateful for all that they do for our students each day. We hope you find the other latest updates, resources and student perspectives throughout this report helpful. Although a stigma around mental health remains, we hope that through Warriors BEwell, we can make positive progress toward normalizing these types of conversations within our community and create safe spaces where our students and staff feel free to be their authentic selves. Thank you for your continued partnership, and BEwell. Sincerely,
Our students, families and staff now have access to even higher-quality and evidence-based support services because we know that if children, families and staff aren’t physically and mentally healthy, they can’t learn, parent or teach to their fullest potential.
Steven E. Estepp