Student-run Program

for Mental Well-being

of High School
Students

- January 1, 2020
 • A student-run program for Mental
Well-Being of high school students

• Propose to - Phillip Smith, Mark

Introduction Denys, Alison McKee

• To destigmatize mental health issues

• Help high school students overcome

mental illnesses
 • Stigma and secrecy associated
with mental illness
• 1 in 5 young people suffer from a
mental illness (Impact of Mental
Illness, n.d.)
• Adolescence – very important
period for growth and
development
• If left untreated – can cause
serious problems

Source: MedCityNews.com
Project Details:
•Plan to conduct workshops in public high 1. Benjamin Franklin High School

schools 2. Creative and Performing Arts High

School
•Members & volunteers will
 trav el to sch o o ls, p resen t, an d d iscu ss 3. Constitution High School
in fo rm atio n ab o u t m en tal h ealth
4. Franklin Learning Centre
•Institutions like Child Mild Institution -
5. Parkway Center City High School
trying to achieve a similar goal
•List of schools include 6. Philadelphia Highschool for Business
and Technology

7. Science Leadership Academy

Recruiting members and volunteers:
- Te m p l e s t u d e n t s c a n a p p l y t h r o u g h w e b s i t e

- M e m b e r s w i l l b e r e c r u i t e d w i t h t h e h e l p o f H E A RT p e e r
educators

- Leadership positions
- O u t r e a c h a n d M e d i a d i r e c t o r, S t r a t e g y and
O p e r a t i o n s D i r e c t o r, We b D e v e l o p e r, and Head of
Operations.

- Students from specific majors are preferred

- m a j o r s / m i n o r s – B i o l o g y, N e u r o s c i e n c e , S o c i o l o g y,
B a c h e l o r o f S o c i a l Wo r k , M I S
Timeline:

May
- train members August
April June
- seek approval
- Set up website - advertising
- recruit - set up
- Recruit members meetings - Temple fest
volunteers
- Contact high - decide a - make
schools budget arrangements
Budget:
Transporta
tion- $440

Website & Advertise

Social
Media - ment-
$330 $200
$1870

Refreshme Stationary
nts- $780 fees- $120
Benefits:

• Promote mental well being among high

school students
• Higher graduation rates

• Students will be more inclined to apply

at Temple
• Provide members and volunteers with
professional experience
• Boost Temple’s reputation
 Conclusion:

•Challenges faced by high schoolers

are increasing
•Adversely affecting mental health

•Conduct workshops in high schools

about mental well-being
•Estimated cost - $1870

•Benefits vulnerable high school

students AND Temple

Source - Cedars–Sinai.org, 2019

Works cited:

Dealing with Stress: Know the Hidden Symptoms. (July 25, 2019).
Retrieved December 4, 2020 from
https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/hidden-symptoms-of-stress.html

Dearment, Alaric. (Oct 12, 2020). Limbix digital therapeutic for adolescent mental health
finds niche amid Covid-19 pandemic. Retrieved December 4, 2020 from
https://medcitynews.com/2020/10/limbix-digital-therapeutic-for-adolescent-mental-health-find
s-niche-amid-covid-19-pandemic/

Kessler RC, et al. (2020). Adolescent Mental Health. World Health Organization, 6: 168
–76. Retrieved November 9th, 2020 from:
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/adolescent-mental-health