Youth Mental Health/SEL

Report

Impact Evaluation of TRAILS Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum in Michigan

March 4, 2025

Transforming Research Into Action to Improve the Lives of Students (TRAILS) is a school-based program designed to help improve social and emotional learning (SEL) skills, student well-being, and mental health. The TRAILS program intends to empower...

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Report

2022-2023 Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) Universal Wellness Assessment

October 31, 2024

Robin Tepper Jacob, Megan Jagolinzer

This report provides a summary of overall findings from the 2022-23 DPSCD Universal Wellness Assessment (UWA) and analysis of change over time using data from previous Universal Wellness Assessments. The report also explores differences in outcomes...

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Report

Variation in Adolescent Depression Rates: A Review of Findings Using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) Across School Contexts and Years

May 16, 2024

Robin Tepper Jacob, Anna Erickson, Katja Robinson

Rates of adolescent depression and anxiety have increased over the past two decades, but the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and related disruptions and school closures led to even higher levels of reports of mental health concerns. However,...

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Report

TRAILS Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Curriculum Implementation

April 13, 2023

Anna Erickson, Katja Robinson, Robin Tepper Jacob

Since 2013, the TRAILS (Transforming Research into Action to Improve the Lives of Students) program has delivered training, resources, and implementation support to schools and districts to provide evidence-based mental health programing for...

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Journal Article

Mental Health Needs in a Large Urban School District: Findings from a Web-based Survey

March 15, 2022

Elizabeth Koschmann, Robin Tepper Jacob, Katja Robinson, Megan Foster Friedman, A. Foster, Natalie Rodriguez-Quintana, Jennifer Vichich, Maureen Smith, Hersheena Rajaram

This study presents new empirical data about the prevalence of youth mental health needs in one large urban district serving substantial numbers of students of color. Students in this district are experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety at...

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Report

School Mental Health in Detroit Public Schools Community District

October 15, 2021

The DPSCD School Mental Health Needs Assessment was conducted with two overarching aims: 1) to more fully understand student mental health and related factors within the DPSCD community; and 2) to inform professional development (PD) opportunities...

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