Depression and Anxiety in the

School System
What does the rise in teen depression and anxiety in
America suggest about the need for change in the school
environment?

Rook, Gadiel, Giang, Amy, Neely

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“The odds of adolescents suffering from
clinical depression grew by 37 percent
between 2005 and 2014”

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“The American Psychiatric Association ran
a poll on 1,000 U.S. residents in 2017...
nearly two thirds were "extremely or
somewhat anxious… In 2018, the same poll
was repeated. Anxiety was shown to have
risen again by another 5 percent”

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 Key Terms

● Depression

● Anxiety

● Common Core

● School Connectedness

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 School

● Future Risk

● Main Source of Interaction

● Stress

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 Sleep

● Depression and <7 Hours of Sleep

● Start Times

● Inadequacies

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 Team Solution

Our team solution to the rise of depression and

anxiety in school aged teenagers is directly
providing resources that prevent and teach about
mental health and reducing strain of curriculum.

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 Preventative Programs

● Reduction of Stigma

● Mental Health Literacy

● Inadequacies

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 School Curriculum

● Competition and Strain

● School Connectedness

● Focus on Wellbeing

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 Final Solution

● Preventative Programs

● Mental Health Literacy

● Change of Focus

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