In 2023, SPARK partnered with Planet Youth to implement the Iceland Prevention Model in the Chequamegon Bay Area. Planet Youth uses evidence-based practices to help communities improve the lives of kids. Want to be part of the change?
Learn how Iceland reduced youth substance use by focusing on family, peers, leisure, and school:
PlanetYouth – Creating a better future for youth
planetyouth.org
Learn how Iceland reduced youth substance use by focusing on family, peers, leisure, and school:
PlanetYouth – Creating a better future for youth
planetyouth.org
Want to join the movement? Contact Rachel at rcoughtry@sdak12.net or 715-413-1585
Look here for announcements about Planet Youth Community Conversations & Community Cafes!
- Planet Youth Community Conversation Wednesday, April, 2024 4:00-5:30 Vaughn Library or remote by Teams https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MDkzOGY0OTYtMjNlZi00N2IxLWE3MTgtOWE2N2IxNTI3ZDc1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22aca64a92-b966-47ee-b9e9-4f8432201fcc%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22be90bcbc-668f-4c01-ad8e-0ce4a85fa52a%22%7d
- Screenagers Movie | Find a Screening NGLVC April 19, 2024 6:00
- Community Conversation Table at the Vaughn Library in Ashland May 2024. May is Mental Health Month! Look for books and other resources about youth mental health and well-being, curated by the Planet Youth Coalition and the Vaughn Librarians.
Prevention is FAMILY SCHOOL PEERS LEISURE
Learn more . . .
LEISURE
"Participation in team sports as a young person can significantly reduce the long-term likelihood of depression and anxiety for people with childhood trauma. But according to Easterlin and other experts, the growing cost of youth team sports means that they can be off-limits to those who may need them most, kids living in poverty."
Teen Sports May Protect Victims Of Childhood Trauma From Depression, Anxiety : Shots - Health News : NPR May 2019
FAMILY
"A serious lack of sleep, or seriously disturbed sleep, is one of the most common symptoms of depression among adolescents."
Why teenage sleep is so important for mental health (bbc.com) 2021
PEERS
"America’s teens now seem to be struggling more than ever—especially boys. One study found that the rates of depression increased by 52 percent in teens between 2005 and 2017, and in 2019, 70 percent of teens reported anxiety and depression as major problems. For boys in particular, there has been an alarming rise in suicides among older teens (15 and older) since 2000, and they die by suicide at three to four times the rate of girls."
Deep Secrets: Boys’ Friendships and the Crisis of Connection (book)
Niobe Way
Better Boys, Better Men: The New Masculinity That Creates Greater Courage and Emotional Resiliency (book)
Andrew Reiner
PACH – The Project for the Advancement of Our Common Humanity (organization)
The Project for the Advancement of Our Common Humanity (PACH) is a think-and-do tank focused on researching and applying the science of human connection to create a more just and humane world.
SCHOOL
Before the pandemic, 40-60% of students were showing signs of school disengagement. "The pandemic exacerbated students’ disengagement, especially among the most vulnerable youth."
National Association of State Boards of Education
Fredricks_September-2023.pdf (nasbe.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com)
"Most of Gen Z believe better education is the key to improving lives of children in the US."
4 Ways Gen Z Is Thinking About Their Education and Future – The 74 (the74million.org)
The 74 is a nonprofit news organization covering America’s education system from early childhood through college and career.
The 74 – America's Education News Source (the74million.org)
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