Wisconsin youth say suicidal thoughts, anxiety improved with help from trusted adults
EMILY HAMER
Updated
Saskia Hatvany, River Valley Media Group
Disclaimer: this video discusses sensitive topics such as self-harm, identity-based discrimination and harassment and suicide.Tristan Lorenz, 14, attempted suicide three times between 5th聽and 6th聽grade. His mother Christine had been struggling to find resources for Tristan in their rural are…
Mental Health coordinator Samantha Phillips was walking through the halls of Auburndale Elementary May 8 when she noticed a boy standing alone in the school library. She greeted him by his first name.
Auburndale mental health coordinator Samantha Phillips tosses a pink fidget toy back and forth in her office with a group of three 5th-grade girls. The girls ate lunch with Phillips, and she led them in an exercise to improve their self-esteem. At the beginning of the year, Phillips said the girls wouldn't talk with each other, but "now they're really good friends."聽
Megan Palmer, middle school social worker for the Racine school district, says having a variety of mental health professionals in schools helps students feel more supported.聽
Samantha Phillips, mental health coordinator, talks to a 3rd-grade student at Auburndale Elementary School during a classroom activity about mindfulness. Multiple students from the class of 14 greeted her with hugs before she started her lesson.聽聽
Senior Savannah Wheeler is a youth leader at the Milwaukee School of Languages. 鈥淚t鈥檚 OK not to be OK,鈥 Wheeler says. 鈥淭here is someone to talk to, and there are resources around you.鈥
Auburndale school's mental health coordinator Samantha Phillips accepts hugs from two students as she pops into a classroom at Auburndale Elementary. Phillips supports students' mental health, but her position could get eliminated due to state budget cuts.聽
Auburndale school's mental health coordinator Samantha Phillips accepts hugs from two students as she pops into a classroom at Auburndale Elementary. Phillips supports students' mental health, but her position could get eliminated due to state budget cuts.聽
Megan Palmer, middle school social worker for the Racine school district, says having a variety of mental health professionals in schools helps students feel more supported.聽
Senior Savannah Wheeler is a youth leader at the Milwaukee School of Languages. 鈥淚t鈥檚 OK not to be OK,鈥 Wheeler says. 鈥淭here is someone to talk to, and there are resources around you.鈥
Auburndale mental health coordinator Samantha Phillips tosses a pink fidget toy back and forth in her office with a group of three 5th-grade girls. The girls ate lunch with Phillips, and she led them in an exercise to improve their self-esteem. At the beginning of the year, Phillips said the girls wouldn't talk with each other, but "now they're really good friends."聽
Samantha Phillips, mental health coordinator, talks to a 3rd-grade student at Auburndale Elementary School during a classroom activity about mindfulness. Multiple students from the class of 14 greeted her with hugs before she started her lesson.聽聽
