Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in students/Positive Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

 I have included all the resources given to complete the assignment, most are videos or short articles use as many or as few that are needed to complete the 3 questions. Outside sources can be used if needed. The answers can be numbered and don’t have to be in paragraph form.


A. This five-minute video gives an overview of the brain science behind trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
https://www.ted.com/talks/joelle_rabow_maletis_the_psychology_of_post_traumatic_stress_disorder?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

B. This resource, published by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides an overview of PTSD, including the symptoms, risk factors, and treatments.
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml

C. PTSD can happen to anyone, not just veterans. One in eight children suffers from trauma so significant that it causes long-term effects in terms of mental and physical health into adulthood. In this Ted Talk, the speaker, Dani Bostick, candidly shares about her own PTSD as a result of childhood abuse. She also provides valuable insights into what can be done in our schools and communities to help children with PTSD.
https://youtu.be/8NkZO3_h7vI

E. In this 4-minute video, Dr. Kaufmann of Yale University describes an evidence-based highly effective treatment method of PTSD for children. One key take-away – clear communication and understanding can make all the difference with the success of treatment.
https://youtu.be/hKAzsf-VqdQ

One example of a national comprehensive school safety/crisis prevention and intervention training program is PREPaRE:

https://www.nasponline.org/professional-development/prepare-training-curriculum/about-prepare

B. As educators, you encounter hundreds of students each day, students with complex needs beyond academics. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

●     Suicide is the second leading cause of death for 10-24-year-olds.

●     In 2017, 1 in 6 adolescents reported having suicidal thoughts

●     Suicide causes more deaths among adolescents and young adults than AIDS, cancer, pneumonia, lung disease, influenza, strokes, birth defects, and heart disease COMBINED

Learn more about suicide and suicide prevention in this brief video provided by the CDC. The bottom line: Suicide is preventable.

https://youtu.be/IFk5qQXXLNY

C. In this 15-minute TEDx video, “Mental Health, Suicide, & the Power of Community,” mental health advocate, Haley DeGreve shares her struggles with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and suicidal thoughts. She goes on to share how the power of her friends and her community helped to heal her and was later inspired to start a nonprofit organization called The Gray Matters Collective.

https://youtu.be/4q_b6Otq3aU

G. After a former student died by suicide, high school teacher, David Tow, set out on a quest to determine what can be done about suicide prevention. In this article, he shares five strategies for promoting students’ mental well-being.
“In High School, the Kids are Not All Right”

https://www.edutopia.org/article/high-school-kids-are-not-all-right

I. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) prepared this comprehensive tool kit to guide high school educators and district personnel with designing and implementing strategies to prevent suicide by promoting positive behavioral health among students. This toolkit also is intended to help educators understand how to appropriately respond to the suicide of a student or another member of the school community.

https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Preventing-Suicide-A-Toolkit-for-High-Schools/SMA12-4669

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