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I THINK WE HAVE A QUORUM SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.SO I WANTED TO JUST BRIEFLY KICK US OFF WITH INTRODUCTIONS.
I AM THE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND ALSO A COMMUNITY MEMBER OF ALEXANDRIA CITY.
I'M BRIDGET BARON. I'M THE VICE CHAIR AND A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE.
I'M TAMMY IGNACIO AND I AM A NON-VOTING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.
I'M ROBIN WALLEN AND I AM A NON-VOTING STAFF LIAISON.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES.
ROBIN WALL, AND BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND MY LOGIN AND I USED ROBIN SINCE WE SHARE A CALENDAR.
I'M I'M ACTUALLY DIRECTING MY DAUGHTER'S BASKETBALL PRACTICE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO DO TWO THINGS AT THE SAME TIME.
I'M AMANDA KELLY, GUEST PARENT, REPRESENTATIVE AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND I'M ALSO GOING TO A BASEBALL GAME, SO I FEEL YOU.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT JUST LOGGED ON, THE MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND WE ARE BEING LIVE STREAMED.
ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK EVERYONE HAS INTRODUCED THEMSELVES EXCEPT FOR OUR FEW GUESTS AND PRESENTERS.
SORRY. WOULD YOU LIKE US TO DO THAT NOW? INTRODUCE OURSELVES. I APOLOGIZE.
I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE AS WE GET INTO THE PRESENTATION ABOUT SORT OF MY MY HISTORY, MY BACKGROUND, BUT JUST SO THAT WE LET THE PROCESS UNFOLD WHEN WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE DO IT, I'LL SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE PEOPLE JUST JOIN US.
SO IF YOU COULD JUST GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
SO, KIMBERLY SAWYER, I GAVE YOU VOICE.
SO ANYWAY, UM, I'M KIMBERLY SAWYER.
I'M ALSO A RETIRED SENIOR CLINICIAN FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR FAIRFAX COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD AND I WANTED TO JOIN TO DO ANYTHING I COULD TO HELP THE THE KIDS AND HELP THE COMMUNITY.
CAN YOU HEAR US? AM I? THIS IS KRISTEN. BUT URSULA SHARED HER LINK BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND MY LINK, SO I MIGHT BE SHOWING UP AS URSULA.
YES. AND I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, I JUST GAVE YOUR EXCUSES, AND YOU'RE HERE, SO, UM.
UM, SO I DON'T HAVE MY WORK COMPUTER WITH ME TO, TO LIKE KEEP LOOKING.
I'M HAPPY TO LOG OFF IF YOU WANT TO SEND ME IT UNDER MY NAME.
OKAY. I CAN DO THAT WHILE WHILE YOU'RE GOING FORWARD.
OKAY. I WILL LOG OFF AND JOIN BACK ON.
THANK YOU. OH, ACTUALLY, ONE ATTENDEE IN THE WAITING ROOM WHO I HEARD JUST GOT ACCEPTED AS A NEW.
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A NEW MEMBER OF THE BOARD.NANCY. OR NOT THE WAITING ROOM.
WE ARE JUST GOING AROUND AND DOING INTRODUCTIONS.
NANCY, ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR US? YOU NEED TO UNMUTE.
I'M A PARENT I'VE, A 10TH GRADER AT.
WE'VE BEEN WITH SINCE KINDERGARTEN.
AND I'M A CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, FORMER TEACHER, AND WAS JUST INTERESTED IN THIS, UM, COMMITTEE, GIVEN MY BACKGROUND IN MENTAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION AND AS A PARENT.
SO, UM, YEAH, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME JOIN YOU.
WELL, CAN YOU JUST SHARE YOUR LAST NAME AGAIN SO THAT I CAN GET FOR THE MINUTES? UM, W D M E R.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING.
I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF KRISTEN HAS HOPPED BACK ON.
WE CAN KIND OF GIVE HER A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN.
IT'S FUNNY HOW THREE YEARS AFTER THE PANDEMIC, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT VIRTUAL MEETINGS.
I DID EMAIL IT TO HER JUST SO.
OKAY, WONDERFUL. I KNOW SOMETIMES IT TAKES A MINUTE FOR THINGS TO LOAD.
AND SO WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT, I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT WE WE DON'T YET HAVE THE MINUTES FOR THE PAST COUPLE MEETINGS, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVE THEM TONIGHT.
AND LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A NEW GUEST.
CAN YOU HEAR US? THERE UNDER ATTENDEES.
AND SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK.
GOTCHA. I HAVE GIVEN MARIE SPEAKING SPEAKING RIGHTS, BUT SHE NEEDS TO UNMUTE.
DOING SOMETHING ELSE. SO DON'T KNOW WHY I'M BEING ASKED TO SPEAK.
HELLO. WE WERE JUST DOING INTRODUCTIONS.
SO YOU WERE BEING INVITED TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF? OH, OKAY.
I AM A MOM OF A HIGH SCHOOLER.
CAN YOU ALSO SHARE YOUR LAST NAME WITH ME? IS YOUR LAST NAME MARIE? I'D RATHER NOT.
MM HM. THEY'RE NOT AN ACTUAL MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
DO THEY HAVE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES? SO THE PUBLIC MEETING.
SO JUST WANT TO ATTEND BE INFORMED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
AND KRISTEN, I SEE THAT YOU ARE GOOD TO GO, SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST INTRODUCING YOURSELF.
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SURE. SORRY FOR THAT.I'M ACTUALLY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL SITTING OUTSIDE WAITING FOR MY CHILD, SO I HAD SOME TROUBLE JOINING.
I'M KRISTEN DONNELLY. I HAVE A FEW ROLES.
EDUCATION AS THE INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE WHO IS ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT.
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PRESENTATION. JUST TALKING ABOUT STUDENT WELLBEING, HEALTH INITIATIVES.SO, KRISTEN, I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT SINCE YOU JUST JOINED.
AND SO I'M HAPPY TO GO THROUGH MY UPDATES ON THE STUDENT SELF-ADVOCACY COMMITTEE IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
OKAY. SORRY. WHAT ARE YOU WANTING ME TO DO? OH, SO I JUST HAD UNDER OLD BUSINESS FOR YOU TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE FAMILY LIFE AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
BUT THEN, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE STILL KIND OF GETTING YOURSELF TOGETHER.
GOOD NEWS. WE JUST GOT APPROVAL FROM TO PAY THE CONSULTANT.
SO I FORWARDED THE PO THIS WEEK TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
I DO THINK IT'S GOING TO KIND OF HALT.
MY HOPE IS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROVED EARLIER.
I REQUESTED IT IN JANUARY AND IT'S JUST TAKEN A LONG TIME TO GET APPROVAL.
SO I'M IT'S LOOKING UNLIKELY WE'LL BE ABLE TO ROLL IT OUT NEXT YEAR, BUT WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO A CROSSWALK KIND OF YEAR WITH THE OLD CURRICULUM THAT'S APPROVED AS THE NEW LESSONS GET APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD AND THEN THE SCHOOL BOARD, WE CAN HOPEFULLY DO A CROSSWALK YEAR NEXT YEAR.
AND SO I HAVE A REALLY QUICK UPDATE ON THE STUDENT SELF-ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THAT WAS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH A COUPLE OF STUDENTS WHO WERE INTERESTED AND DID HAVE ONE MEETING.
JUST KIND OF GETTING A SENSE OF WHAT SORT OF THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SORT OF OVERALL STUDENT BODY SORT OF NEEDS IN TERMS OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ARE AND JUST SORT OF THEIR WILLINGNESS TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROCESS OF JUST GETTING MORE DATA, YOU KNOW, FROM THE STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE. AND SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO CHECK IN ONE MORE TIME BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
BUT REALISTICALLY, WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET ANYTHING OFF THE GROUND UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.
BUT REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROGRESS.
CONGRATULATIONS. YES, IT'S I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE I IT ACTUALLY WAS A STUDENT WHO HAD EMAILED ASKING ABOUT STUDENT MEMBERSHIP IN ON THE COMMITTEE.
AND SO I SAID, WELL, THERE'S THIS WHOLE PROCESS FOR JOINING THE COMMITTEE.
HOWEVER, WE ALSO HAVE THIS SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER, IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED.
THERE ARE FEWER HOOPS TO JUMP THROUGH.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE REST IS HISTORY.
SO JUST IN TERMS OF JUST THE NEXT COUPLE ITEMS, THE IDEAS OF UPDATES ON CURRENT AND PROPOSED METHODS FOR DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING AND STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO FAMILIES.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAD TOUCHED ON NOT LAST MONTH'S MEETING BUT THE MONTH BEFORE, TO JUST LOOK AT OUR CURRENT METHODS OF COLLECTING DATA, USING REPORTING BY TEACHERS, USING SOME OF THE SORT OF THE THE SEAL METHOD METHODS OR STRATEGIES, AND JUST REALLY BEING ABLE TO FORMULATE A PROCESS FOR IDENTIFYING HOW CONSISTENTLY WE'RE GETTING DATA AND HOW RELIABLE THE DATA IS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT'S MAYBE BEING REPORTED BY TEACHERS VERSUS THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES.
AND I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD TOUCHED ON WAS THIS IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, REALLY WANTING TO IDENTIFY WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT WE CAN KEEP DOING MORE OF AND WHAT WE MAYBE WANT TO CHANGE BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE GETTING.
AND I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KIND OF LEFT OFF OF OF OF THAT WAS JUST SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WITH EITHER BUY IN OR CONSISTENCY.
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WITH TEACHERS WHO ARE BOUGHT IN AND BEING ABLE TO GET MORE OF A SENSE FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT'S SUSTAINABLE IN TERMS OF DATA COLLECTION.SO JUST WANTED TO KIND OF SORT OF THROW THAT OUT THERE TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
SO I THINK THERE AREN'T VERY MANY PEOPLE ON THIS CALL THAT COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
DR. MARTIN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D WANT TO.
ADD. THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT LIKE RIGHT NOW OUR OFFICE AND I WOULD SAY THE DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT SERVICES IS LOOKING AT OUR MODEL, OUR MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS AND SUPPORTS AND THINK THERE'S DATA.
DIFFERENT DATA POINTS THAT COME OFF OF THAT.
SOME OF THE INFORMATION FROM THAT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
I WAS JUST IN A MEETING TODAY WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE STAFFING AND HOW WE'RE DETERMINING IF AN ADDITIONAL OF A SCHOOL NEEDS AN ADDITIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THERE'S THERE'S A THERE'S A LOT OF DATA THAT WE HAVE.
I THINK IT'S JUST MAKING THE DETERMINATIONS AND THEN BEING ABLE TO THEN DISTRIBUTE THE RESOURCES PROPERLY AND ACCORDINGLY, I THINK, TO FOLKS IN A TIMELY MANNER.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE STILL ARE RIGHT NOW IS JUST KIND OF FIGURING THIS.
AND SO IN TERMS OF THE STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO FAMILIES, I KNOW WE HAD ALSO TALKED ABOUT JUST THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM AND HOW THEY CAN ACCESS IT.
UM, AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW THAT WE HAD TALKED ALSO SORT OF BRIEFLY ON WAS WHAT, WHAT WE COULD DO MORE OF IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
AND, AND SO AGAIN, WANTED TO GET ANY ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS SINCE THAT CONVERSATION.
SO I DO A LOT WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AVENUES TO CONNECT.
UM, THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND OF COURSE I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAMES OF THEM RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH, BUT, BUT SHOWING THEM UP FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR AND THEN ALSO FOR NEXT YEAR AND MAKING SURE THAT GOING BACK TO THE PREVIOUS POINT, THAT WHEN WE'RE HAVING THESE FOLKS IN SCHOOLS, IT'S BECAUSE WE'VE WE'RE NOTICING NEED, SO TO SPEAK. UM, THIS OTHER PART ABOUT PROMOTING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, IF YOU GET A CHANCE IF YOU GO TO THE FAIRFAX COUNTY WEB PAGE FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS WEB PAGE, THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD PAGE ON MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.
UM, THAT WE WANT TO POTENTIALLY ROLL OUT FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
UM, I ALSO DID SOME WORK WHEN I WAS AT THE DETENTION CENTER WHERE WE HAD COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
AND SO WE'VE ALSO DONE SOME WORK AROUND THAT.
AND ONE OF OUR SOCIAL WORK INTERNS HAS COLLECTED A NUMBER OF.
SO THAT'S JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.
AND IN ADDITION, I HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TRYING TO FIND TELEHEALTH SERVICES FOR STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY AND ALSO FOR STAFF AND HAVE A MEETING COMING UP.
SOON WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS WON'T SAY THERAPY.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS TO STUDENTS THAT THINK AND SEE MS..
IGNACIO'S HAND UP THAT I'M PRETTY SURE THE SCHOOL BOARD IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT.
UM, AND, AND BEFORE I JUMP TO THE QUESTIONS, I DO SEE YOUR HANDS RAISED.
I HAD A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT WHAT, WHAT OTHER THOUGHTS OR STRATEGIES CAN WE
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MAYBE IDENTIFY FOR CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, GETTING THE RESOURCES AND BEING ABLE TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES.SO ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES WHO MAYBE THEY ARE NOT VERY TECH SAVVY OR MAY JUST NOT EVEN KNOW TO GO TO A WEBSITE TO GET THAT INFORMATION AND AND SO JUST WON'T KNOW THAT IT'S AVAILABLE.
WERE YOU ASKING ME? OH, I'M JUST KIND OF.
I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT TO EVERYONE BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S WHAT I THINK IT'S AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THERE FOX DOES SO THAT THERE'S A REPOSITORY FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION.
YEAH, WE HAD SOME EARLY CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THAT AND PUTTING TOGETHER THINGS, ESPECIALLY AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVELS AND STUFF, WHETHER IT BE LIKE FLIERS WITH THE WITH LIKE A QR CODE AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT TYPE OF THING.
YOU KNOW, WE DO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS.
SO SINCE WE'RE STILL LIKE IN THAT, HEY, WHAT SHOULD WE TRY TYPE OF STAGE? I DON'T THINK WE'VE EXHAUSTED THOSE, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT'S COME UP AND SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT.
I'M JUST GOING TO START FROM THE TOP OF MY LIST.
NANCY, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP? YEAH. HI.
UM, I HAVE TO SAY, AS A PARENT, I DON'T HAVE ANY SENSE OF WHAT THE TEEN HEALTH CENTER DOES, AND I FEEL LIKE I'M PRETTY CLUED IN, SO, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GET THAT OUT, BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT IS KIND OF SOMETHING THAT IS MISSING.
UM, THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO'S IN 10TH GRADE AND SHE TELLS ME THAT SHE HAS ONE TEACHER WHO'S TOTAL BUY IN TO SEAL AND ANOTHER TEACHER WHO SAYS DON'T DO TOUCHY FEELY.
I TEACH YOU ALL CAN LIKE, DEAL WITH THAT.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
LIKE, I'LL TELL YOU, WE HAVE INFORMATION, BUT I'M NOT DOING THESE LESSONS.
AND SO FOR ME, I'M THINKING, WHY ARE WE ASKING TEACHERS WHO ARE TRAINED IN MATH AND SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, WHATEVER SPANISH TO TEACH A SEAL LESSON? I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT AT ALL.
I'M A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, AND YET I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINED IN A SUBJECT WHO ARE EDUCATORS TO DO MENTAL HEALTH WORK.
UM. SO HAVING SAID THAT, I MEAN, I JUST FEEL LIKE, UM.
YOU KNOW, AS A PARENT, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE KIDS OUT THERE.
SO HOW DO YOU DO THAT? IS IT BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT? IS IT EMAILS? IS IT FACE? I DON'T KNOW. BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW.
I'M A PRETTY CLUED IN PARENT AND YET I HAVE NO IDEA.
THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS BEFORE WE CHANGED THE PRIDE SCHEDULE, I HAD TWO TEACHERS WHO WERE FAIRLY BOUGHT IN TO PRIDE AND THEY WERE DOING THE LESSONS AND THEY WERE TRYING TO GET STUDENTS ENGAGED.
AND NOW I HAVE TWO TEACHERS WHO JUST WON'T EVEN TOUCH THE LESSONS WHATSOEVER.
I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE.
AND SO GIVEN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE, I AM KIND OF CURIOUS WHAT THE BENEFIT IS.
AND THOSE ARE TWO REALLY, REALLY GREAT POINTS.
AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION IS SO THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY THE METHODS AND THE STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THAT ARE EFFECTIVE AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS WE'D LIKE FOR THEM TO BE.
AND AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING AND SORT OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING OUR DATA, WE'LL BE IN A POSITION TO AGAIN DO MORE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE AND DO LESS OR SWITCH UP THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT EFFECTIVE.
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ALL RIGHT, ROBIN, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP.SO THE WE HAVE A COLLABORATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH FQHC HERE IN ALEXANDRIA, AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY WRITING A HRSA GRANT THAT WOULD FUND SCHOOL BASED HEALTH SERVICES IN SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS.
SO AND ONE ESSENTIAL COMPONENT IN THIS GRANT IS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF EXPANDING SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CARE.
SO MORE, MORE WILL BE COMING ON THAT IN THE FUTURE.
ROBIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING AND TAMMY.
SO I JUST WANT TO TALK PULL YOU BACK A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT DR.
MARTIN SAID AROUND VIRTUAL THERAPY THAT IS AVAILABLE.
WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF PUSHBACK ON THAT INITIALLY.
AND I DO KNOW THAT FAIRFAX IS STARTING TO ROLL THAT OUT.
SO I'M EVEN WONDERING IF WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO A RIDER ONTO THEIR PROGRAM.
SOMETIMES WE CAN DO THAT THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AS WE'RE BEGINNING.
I THINK THAT IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR STUDENTS.
SO IT ISN'T, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM FAIRFAX, THEY CAN ACCESS THAT PROCESS WHENEVER THEY FEEL THEY NEED IT AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO DO IT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY OR HAVING TO DO IT IN THE PRESENCE OF SOMEONE ELSE.
AND THEY ARE JUST IN THE PROCESS OF ROLLING IT OUT.
AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE ABOUT 300 STUDENTS SIGNED UP RIGHT NOW.
DR. MARTIN, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS BECAUSE WE ARE REALLY STRUGGLING TO FIND FACE TO FACE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT ACROSS BOTH INSIDE SCHOOLS AND OUTSIDE.
THERE ARE JUST A LOT MORE THERAPISTS THAT ARE DOING THINGS ONLINE AS OPPOSED TO FACE TO FACE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, TAMMY AND KRISTIN, I KNOW YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP AS WELL.
AND SO WE'RE DOING A KIND OF JOINT ASSEMBLY TO STUDENTS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, AND WE'VE DONE IT AT MINNIE HOWARD AS WELL, WHERE WE'RE GOING IN AND LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT THE TEEN WELLNESS CENTER PROVIDES, THE ONES THAT YOU NEED PARENT PERMISSION FOR, THE ONES YOU DON'T.
AND WE ARE MENTIONING MENTAL HEALTH AS BEING ONE OF THEIR SERVICES.
SO WE ARE TRYING TO SPREAD THE WORD.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO GET THEIR.
I THINK WE MIGHT BE HAVING SOME CONNECTIVITY ISSUES.
KRISTIN, CAN YOU HEAR US? OKAY, SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE LOST KRISTEN.
AND SO I'M GOING TO GIVE HER A COUPLE MORE MINUTES TO SEE IF SHE JUMPS BACK ON.
AND SO I DID CHECK IN WITH SUSAN TO SEE WHAT THE GUIDELINES ARE FOR DOING THAT.
AND AS IT TURNS OUT, IF THERE'S ANY PLATFORM THAT MORE THAN THREE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE COMMUNICATING ON, THAT IS CONSIDERED A MEETING PLATFORM AND ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
AND SO SHE MENTIONED JUST USING THE SHARED GOOGLE DRIVE AND CREATING DOCUMENTS TO COMMENT ON.
WE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN LATER MEETINGS.
JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A QUICK UPDATE ON THAT.
AND KRISTIN, I SEE THAT YOU ARE BACK.
I'M GOING TO KEEP MY VIDEO OFF FOR A MINUTE.
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ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, AS WELL AS MANY HARVARD NINTH GRADERS ABOUT THE SERVICES OF THE TEEN WELLNESS CENTER.AND IT'S IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION OF ALEXANDRIA.
AND WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING MENTAL HEALTH AS ONE OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING, KRISTEN.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT DOES IT FOR OUR OLD BUSINESS.
AT THE NEW BUSINESS IS THE PRESENTATION BY DR.
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VON DEYLEN. AND SO I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU, BARBARA.THANK YOU. AND FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING BY ZOOM TONIGHT.
WE HAD WHEN WE WERE FIRST INVITED TO COME AND AND PRESENT, WE WERE VERY EXCITED.
BUT I KNEW THAT I WOULD NEED TO BE IN CHICAGO.
THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT MY BEDROOM.
YOU'RE SAYING IT'S A HOTEL ROOM? I'M PRESENTING AT THE HIMS CONFERENCE HERE IN CHICAGO, WHICH IS A MASSIVE IT'S 35,000 PEOPLE HEALTH CARE INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY.
SO MUCH OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT I'VE SPENT MY CAREER WORKING ON.
SO WEHBY IS A TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM.
EVERYTHING WE DO AROUND WELL-BEING AND MENTAL HEALTH BECAUSE OF OF WHAT I'VE LEARNED AND OBSERVED AND THE WORK I'VE DONE FOR 30 PLUS YEARS. SO THE FIRST TEN YEARS OF MY CAREER, I WORKED WITH PEOPLE THAT WERE PARENTS AND EDUCATORS.
I WORKED WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS. MY OFFICE WAS IN MCLEAN, VIRGINIA, SO I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH FAIRFAX COUNTY.
I WORKED ON THE MOBILE CRISIS UNIT AND WORKED WITH EVERYTHING FROM PRESCHOOLERS THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY AND ADULTS AS WELL.
AND SO IT TOUCHED VERY CLOSE TO HOME.
AND SO ALSO MY FATHER IS A VETERAN FROM WORLD WAR TWO, AND I KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO WAR.
SO I HAD TWO LITTLE GIRLS AT THE TIME.
I READ NONPROFITS FOR DUMMIES BECAUSE I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT STARTING A NONPROFIT, BUT I BUILT GIVE AN HOUR, WHICH IS A NATIONAL AND A NONPROFIT HERE IN THE US, BUT WE'VE ALSO DONE INTERNATIONAL WORK.
I RAN GIVE AN HOUR FOR 15 YEARS AND GIVE AN HOUR.
THE CONCEPT BEHIND GIVE AN HOUR REALLY LAUNCHED ME INTO THE WORK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT NOW, WHICH REALLY WAS ABOUT EXTENDING AND I HEARD MENTION OF IT ON THIS, THIS ZOOM ACCESS TO CARE, IDENTIFYING PROVIDERS, GETTING THEM TO TO GIVE THEIR SERVICES, PROVIDE SERVICES EVEN WE CAN PAY FOR THEM.
IT'S HARD TO GET THEM. SO THAT ORGANIZATION GIVE AN HOUR LED ME TO WORK WITH THE WHITE HOUSE.
I WORKED WITH THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION.
I WORKED WITH VERY CLOSELY WITH THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, WITH MICHELLE OBAMA AND DR.
I WAS NAMED A TIME 100 BECAUSE OF THAT WORK.
AND AND THEN I WAS ASKED TO GO INTO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS WHERE I MET MY COO AND CO-FOUNDER, MICHAEL MCKINLEY, AND I WAS ASKED TO GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT TO LEAD THE PROVINCE EFFORT, WHICH WAS A PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE FOCUSED ON CREATING THE FIRST EVER ALL OF NATION, ALL OF OF GOVERNMENT EFFORT FOCUSED ON SUICIDE PREVENTION.
SO I'VE HAD A LONG HISTORY OF LOOKING AT THIS, THIS MENTAL HEALTH SPACE.
AND AND HERE'S SORT OF WHERE I HAVE LANDED, IF YOU WILL, THINGS THAT YOU MANY OF YOU KNOW AND HAVE DONE THIS WORK AS WELL, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO REMOVE STIGMA.
WE'VE MADE PROGRESS, BUT WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.
WE HAVE WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT BASIC MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY.
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AND AGAIN, MANY OF YOU KNOW THESE THINGS AS WELL.AND WE'VE EVEN HEARD SOME OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING YOU'LL SEE REFLECTED IN OUR SLIDES, WHICH IS GREAT.
SO I'M ALWAYS VERY HONORED AND EXCITED TO WORK WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS, SCHOOL BOARDS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS TO TO DO TO BE INNOVATIVE, TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, TO DELIVER MENTAL HEALTH AND.
WELL, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AND HEAR WHY AND HOW AND HOW WE THINK ABOUT IT.
AND IF WE CAN BE OF HELP AND HOW IN DIFFERENT WAYS WE ARE DELIGHTED TO DO THAT.
SO, MICHAEL, YOU WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? SO JUST A LITTLE WALK THROUGH WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH IN GENERAL.
AND AGAIN, JUST TO GET US ALL LEVEL SET.
SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW THESE THINGS, SOME OF YOU MAY NOT, BUT WE ARE SEEING A REALLY A WORSENING GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT IS DEVASTATING COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. IT'S NOT JUST AFFECTING US.
MILLIONS ARE LOSING HOPE AND ENGAGING IN VERY UNHEALTHY AND DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS.
SUICIDE IS INCREASING, ESPECIALLY AMONG OUR MOST VULNERABLE, INCLUDING OUR KIDS.
AND AGAIN, YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, AND WE BELIEVE THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED HOW TO HELP FILL THIS GAP AND MAKE SURE THAT WHEN SOMEBODY WHO IS REALLY IN NEED CAN FIND ACCESS TO SOMEBODY LIKE ME THERE, IT'D BE GREAT IF WE HAD MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOR EVERYBODY.
BUT THERE ARE NEVER GOING TO BE ENOUGH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO MEET THE NEED.
HERE'S JUST JUST ONE LITTLE DATA POINT.
SO ONE OUT OF FIVE AMERICANS HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION, WHETHER DIAGNOSED OR NOT.
IT IS A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION AND THEY'RE FUNCTIONING, BUT THEY MAY BE STRUGGLING.
SO THAT'S ABOUT 60 MILLION AMERICANS.
THE MATH DOES NOT ADD UP, 500,000 TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF 60 MILLION.
AND IT'S GETTING WORSE AGAIN, NOT BETTER.
NEXT SLIDE. AS I SAID, 1 IN 5 PEOPLE HAVE STRUGGLES BUT CAN'T NECESSARILY GET HELP.
AND THAT ALSO IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IF WE CAN GET TO YOUNG PEOPLE EARLY, THEN WE'RE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO TURN IT AROUND, GIVE THEM TOOLS, GIVE THEM STRATEGIES SO THAT IT DOESN'T BECOME A CHRONIC CONDITION.
OOPS, GO BACK. LACK ACCESS TO ADEQUATE MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
THE ONE GOOD THING THAT COVID DID, IT REALLY IT DIDN'T DO IT.
EVERYONE ON THE PLANET EXPERIENCED INTENSE ANXIETY.
FOR SOME OF US, IT BECAME DEBILITATING.
OTHERS EXPERIENCED DEPRESSION THAT LASTED BEYOND THE THE THE THROES OF THE PANDEMIC.
BUT BUT BASICALLY IT JUST MADE EVERYTHING WORSE.
AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT.
HALF OF ALL CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS BEGINS BY AGE 14.
SO WE KNOW YOU ALL ARE SEEING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AS THIS IS EMERGING.
SUICIDE IS NOW THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH, WHICH IS AS A PARENT OF TWO YOUNG WOMEN, THIS IS TERRIFYING, TRAGIC, DISTRESSING, SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 15 TO 24.
1 IN 6 CHILDREN AGED 2 TO 8 HAS A MENTAL OR BEHAVIORAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER.
SO AGAIN, LOTS OF FOLKS, LOTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO.
AMONG ADOLESCENTS, NEARLY 33% WILL EXPERIENCE AN ANXIETY DISORDER.
DURING THEIR CHILDHOOD, 15% HAVE HAD A DEPRESSIVE DISORDER.
36% HAD PERSISTENT FEELINGS OF SADNESS OR HOPELESSNESS.
AND ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE NOT ENGAGED AND DON'T WANT TO, BUT THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO TO HELP MAKE THEM MORE SENSITIVE WHEN THEY SEE THESE THINGS IN THEIR KIDS AND GET THOSE KIDS INTO CARE WITH FOLKS WHO ARE EQUIPPED AND WHO ARE ABLE MAY NOT BE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, COULD BE PEER, PEER BASED CARE AND LOTS OF THINGS THAT THAT ARE AVAILABLE. BUT I HEAR YOU AND I AGREE.
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NEXT SLIDE. THIS STUDY.MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS.
THIS WAS A FRONT PAGE OF THE WASHINGTON POST THAT LITERALLY MADE ME CRY.
WE WERE AT WE WERE AT WILLIAM AND MARY.
WE WERE GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE WORK WE'RE DOING WITH THE UNIVERSITY.
AND WE INCORPORATED THESE STATS INTO OUR SLIDES BECAUSE IT WAS SO UPSETTING AND PAINFUL.
1 IN 3 TEENAGE GIRLS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED ATTEMPTING SUICIDE.
UP NEARLY 60% FROM A DECADE AGO.
52% OF OUR LGBTQ PLUS STUDENTS HAD RECENTLY EXPERIENCED POOR MENTAL HEALTH.
1 IN 5 ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
1 IN 5 MADE A SUICIDE ATTEMPT.
ALMOST 3 IN 5 TEENAGE GIRLS REPORTED FEELING SO PERSISTENTLY SAD OR HOPELESS ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN A ROW DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR THAT THEY STOPPED REGULAR ACTIVITIES.
AND WE KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THAT IS WHEN KIDS STOP ENGAGING IN THE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY LOVE.
NEXT SLIDE. SO WE KNOW SOME OF THE DRIVERS ARE BEYOND WHAT'S HAPPENING INSIDE THE CHILD.
SO THERE'S GENETIC FACTORS, THERE'S EXTERNAL EVENTS.
THERE'S ALSO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY IMPACT.
FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND HEALTH CARE CHALLENGES ARE RELATED TO CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH.
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EVENTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDREN'S, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.
WE KNOW THAT. AND I WILL SAY BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT MY BACKGROUND OR WHY I GOT INTO WHAT I DID, BUT I WILL SAY THAT RIGHT AFTER I WAS BORN, MY MOM HAD A PSYCHOTIC BREAK AND WAS LATER DIAGNOSED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA.
I LOST A BROTHER, A STEPBROTHER.
MY FATHER HAD POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS.
FROM HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE WAR, MY ACES SCORE WOULD BE OFF THE CHARTS.
SO THAT'S WHAT LED ME TO MENTAL HEALTH.
SO THESE THINGS AREN'T AREN'T A CERTAINTY THAT OUR KIDS WILL THEN END UP CHRONICALLY SUFFERING.
BUT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE ADDRESS ALL OF THIS? BECAUSE A ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL.
SO HUGE INCREASE IN KIDS NEEDING SERVICES, HUGE INCREASE IN FACULTY AND STAFF AND TEACHERS REPORTING THAT THEY'RE SEEING THESE THINGS IN KIDS AT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF JOINING ONE OF YOUR EARLIER.
IT WAS THE MEETING LAST MONTH THAT WAS ALL ABOUT THIS.
AND AGAIN, WE WERE HONORED TO BE THERE AND AND REALLY EAGER TO HELP WHERE WE CAN.
THIS IS REALLY FRIGHTENING AND CONCERNING.
10% OF ALL ALCOHOL CONSUMED IN THE US IS BY PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 AND 20.
10% OF ALL ALCOHOL BECAUSE THEY BINGE DRINK.
THEY DON'T DRINK A GLASS OF WINE WITH DINNER.
3.2 MILLION YOUTH AGES 12 TO 20 BINGE DRINKING AT LEAST ONCE IN THE PAST MONTH.
NATIONALLY, 15% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE USED ILLICIT OR INJECTION DRUGS.
15%. 14% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MISUSE PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS.
DRUG DEATHS AMONG CHILDREN AGES 10 TO 14, MORE THAN TRIPLED FROM 2019 TO 2020.
SO WE GOT SOME SERIOUS PAIN AND SOME SERIOUS CHALLENGES ON OUR HANDS.
NEXT SLIDE. WELL BEING AMONG TEACHERS, FACULTY AND STAFF, BECAUSE JUST LIKE WITH PARENTS, YOU CAN'T IGNORE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS BECAUSE THEIR WELL-BEING AFFECTS THE WELL-BEING OF THE THE STUDENTS.
MORE THAN 25% OF TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS REPORTED EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION.
NOT GREAT. NEARLY 75% OF TEACHERS AND 85% OF PRINCIPALS SAID THEY WERE EXPERIENCING FREQUENT JOB RELATED STRESS, COMPARED WITH ONLY A THIRD OF WORKING ADULTS IN OTHER PROFESSIONS. THE ONLY OTHER PROFESSION THAT IS EVEN APPROACHING THIS SPACE IS HEALTH CARE WORKERS, WHICH IS WHERE I AM HERE IN CHICAGO.
THERE HAVE BEEN 157 SCHOOL SHOOTINGS SINCE 2018, RESULTING IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.
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51 SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN 21 AS OF MARCH.THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN 13, MAYBE EVEN ANOTHER SINCE WE ADDED THIS.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A BAD YEAR AHEAD, WHICH ADDS STRESS AND ANXIETY TO THE MIX.
NEXT SLIDE. SO WE KNOW BECAUSE WE'VE HAD BEGIN THE PRIVILEGE OF OF OF HAVING SOME INITIAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT ARE YOU ALL DEALING WITH, WHAT ARE YOU STRUGGLING WITH? WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES. PLUS WE WERE AT THE THE MEETING LAST MONTH, DATA DRIVEN METHODS THAT PROMOTE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF YOUR POPULATION.
WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE EVERY SCHOOL IS LOOKING FOR THIS RIGHT NOW AND THE NEED TO TRY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN AND ENJOY THEIR CHILDHOOD USER FRIENDLY TOOLS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF, FACULTY AND STAFF ABOUT RISK FACTORS.
EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR GATHERING, TRACKING AND CROSS-REFERENCING DATA.
YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T CHANGE, YOU CAN'T ADDRESS WHAT YOU CAN'T TRACK.
WE HEARD IT IN YOUR YOUR CONVERSATION LEADING UP TO THIS PRESENTATION.
WHAT IS BEING, WHAT'S EFFECTIVE, WHAT'S BEING UTILIZED, WHAT'S WORKING SO THAT SCHOOLS CAN USE THEIR RESOURCES WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT BECAUSE THEY HAVE DATA THAT TELLS THEM PRACTICAL APPROACHES FOR EQUIPPING EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, ADMINISTRATORS TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. AND I WOULD ADD IN THERE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND WE KNOW WE CAN GET THERE.
WE KNOW THAT THAT TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS US TO HELP ISN'T THE SOLUTION FOR EVERYTHING, BUT IT CAN HELP.
NEXT SLIDE. AND THAT'S WHERE WE CAME IN.
SO AGAIN, I'M A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.
NOT EVERYBODY WHO IS STRUGGLING NEEDS TO SEE SOMEONE LIKE ME.
IF WE EQUIP THEM WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES.
WE I HEARD YOU TALK ABOUT THE RESOURCE PAGE, YOU KNOW, FAIRFAX COUNTY.
THAT'S FANTASTIC. BUT I ALSO HEARD, OKAY, WELL, WHAT IF WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, AREN'T TECH SAVVY OR DON'T KNOW TO CHECK ON THE WEBSITE? BUT BUT MOST PEOPLE NOW HAVE PHONES.
AND SO THERE ARE WAYS TO USE TECHNOLOGY AND TO USE OTHER SORT OF COMMUNITY SPACES TO DELIVER TECHNOLOGY TO REACH PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM TO ACCESS.
SO WE BELIEVE THAT THE BEST WAY TO HELP SYSTEMS LIKE YOURS AND OTHERS IS TO TO BRING ALL THIS TOGETHER. HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY BE BE USED TO IDENTIFY, TO DELIVER, TO INTEGRATE, TO COORDINATE.
SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW.
THAT'S HOW AFTER BEING IN THE PRIVATE PRACTICE SECTOR, THEN STARTING AND RUNNING A NONPROFIT, THEN GOING INTO THE GOVERNMENT, BUILDING THAT, RUNNING THAT, THEN I CAME OUT AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, WE KNOW WE NEED MORE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, BUT GIVEN THAT WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET THERE FROM HERE, AND WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT EDUCATED, DON'T KNOW HOW TO TRACK, DON'T UNDERSTAND THEIR WELL-BEING OR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, SEEMS TO ME NOW, THANKFULLY, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE TECHNOLOGY. SO THAT'S WHERE I'M PUTTING MY ENERGY.
OH, WAIT, SORRY. I'LL DO THIS ONE AND THEN MICHAEL WILL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT WE DO.
SO YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE ENGAGE, HOW DO WE REACH PEOPLE TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WHILE DIRECTING THOSE IN NEED TO SERVICES THAT THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM, INTEGRATE AND DELIVER CURATED TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES OF TARGET POPULATIONS AND ACTIVATE PEER SUPPORT NETWORKS. WE'RE BIG ON THAT NOW.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MICHAEL SO HE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW WE DO SO.
SO MAYBE THAT'LL PROMPT SOME THINKING THAT WILL BE HELPFUL TO YOU.
WE HOPE SO. GO AHEAD, MICHAEL.
THANKS, BARBARA. SO THE WEE WELLBEING ECOSYSTEM HAS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS.
ONE OF THE FIRST COMPONENTS IS A CONSUMER FACING APP THAT'S AVAILABLE ON BOTH ANDROID AND ON IOS.
AND SO IT'S IN THE APP STORES.
IT WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO BE A FREE APP BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS TO REALLY EXTEND WHATEVER RESOURCE WE CAN THROUGH TECHNOLOGY FOR FREE JUST SO PEOPLE HAVE A BASELINE EXPOSURE TO HELPFUL INFORMATION.
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SO THE APP IS FULL OF A LOT OF BASELINE RESOURCES THAT EDUCATE USERS.A COUPLE OF TOOLS THAT HELP USERS ASSESS AND SUPPORT THEIR OWN WELL-BEING AS WELL AS THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE THEY TRUST AND CARE ABOUT IN THESE SMALL GROUPS THAT WE CALL PODS.
UM, THE OTHER PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM IS THE WEB PORTAL.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THE WEB PORTAL IS REALLY TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS MANAGE THE EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR POPULATION. AND SO THE CONTEXT OF THE PORTAL IS IT ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO LOG IN.
WE ESSENTIALLY ESTABLISH ENHANCED AFFINITY GROUPS FOR THEM.
AND ALL OF THAT HAPPENS IN A SAFE, TRUSTED SPACE THAT'S MANAGED BY THE ORGANIZATION.
WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO WITH THE OTHER PARTS OF OUR ECOSYSTEM IS TO ACTUALLY ANALYZE ALL OF THAT ACTIVITY AND PROVIDE INFORMATION BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION IN AGGREGATE ABOUT HOW THEIR COMMUNITY IS DOING, WHAT RESOURCES THEY FIND THAT THE MOST HELPFUL.
AND THERE ARE OTHER THINGS WE'RE CONSTANTLY ADDING AND BUILDING AND TO JUST CONTINUE TO PERSONALIZE THE EXPERIENCE OF USERS AND REALLY JUST EMPOWER ORGANIZATIONS TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR POPULATIONS.
SO YOU CAN SEE HERE ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK WE'RE DOING.
BUT AGAIN, JUST TO USE ONE OF THE EXAMPLES FROM OUR CONVERSATION THAT I GOT EXCITED ABOUT.
AND YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT SLICES OF THAT COMMUNITY.
SO YOU MAKE IT VERY SPECIFIC TO THEM.
BUT LET'S SAY YOU REFERENCED THE SEAL, THE THOSE THOSE CLASSES THAT ARE INTENDED, THEY HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT GOING SO WELL, AT LEAST WHEN SOME FOLKS ARE DELIVERING THEM THAT AREN'T REALLY EQUIPPED TO DO THAT OR AREN'T PASSIONATE.
AND SO YOU CAN IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO SEND A LIVE EVENT WHERE SOMEBODY WHO IS ENGAGING MAYBE AND MAYBE IT'S SOMEONE THAT THAT THE STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S A STUDENT IS TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE STUDENT'S LIVE.
THEY'RE ENGAGING. SO ANYWAY, I JUST GOT EXCITED WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS IS A WAY THAT TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP DELIVER WHAT YOU ALL HAVE, ALL THOSE RESOURCES THAT ARE ON THE WEBSITE, THAT'S FANTASTIC.
THEY CAN ALSO BE LINKED HERE OR THE LINK TO THE WEBSITE HERE SO THAT YOU HAVE IT ALL.
SO WE ARE EXCITED BECAUSE WE BEGAN A PROJECT WITH WILLIAM AND MARY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE.
WILLIAM AND MARY, WE BEGAN WORKING WITH THEM IN 2022.
THEY WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE WHAT WE HAD.
WE HADN'T EVEN BUILT THE PORTAL YET.
SO WE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH THEM.
WE CAME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR NEEDS WERE, AND THAT LED US TO BUILD THE PORTAL AND ADD THE ENHANCED AFFINITY GROUP SO THAT WE COULD EXPAND EXISTING CAPABILITIES THAT THEY ALREADY HAD.
THERE'S ONE THAT'S FOR ALL STUDENTS, ALL FACULTY, ALL STAFF TOGETHER.
SO YOU COME INTO THE APP, YOU KNOW IT'S FREE.
THEY COME IN, THEY FIND THE ENHANCED AFFINITY GROUP.
THEY GET INSIDE AND THEN THE UNIVERSITY CAN DELIVER MESSAGES TO THEM.
BUT ALSO THERE'S A SPECIAL ENHANCED AFFINITY GROUP ALSO FOR ATHLETES AND ONE FOR STUDENT VETERANS, BECAUSE THOSE TWO POPULATIONS AT WILLIAM AND MARY, THE FACULTY THAT MADE THE DECISION TO DO THIS, REALLY FELT LIKE THOSE TWO GROUPS HAD UNIQUE NEEDS THAT THEY FELT COULD REALLY BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THIS TECHNOLOGY.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THE IMPACT OF THAT PARTNERSHIP.
SO NOW STUDENT STAFF AND FACULTY AT WILLIAM AND MARY, WE JUST ROLLED THIS OUT THIS SPRING.
SO THIS IS STILL WE'RE STILL LEARNING, WE'RE STILL GROWING WITH THEM.
AND BECAUSE THE TOOLS THAT ARE BAKED INTO WEB ARE ALREADY THERE.
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AS MICHAEL SAID, THEY'RE THERE FOR ANYBODY.THEY CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR OWN WELLBEING AND ADDRESS CHALLENGES BEFORE THEY BECOME PROBLEMS. AND THE DATA IS VERY CLEAR.
JUST TRACKING YOUR OWN WELLBEING ON A REGULAR BASIS ACTUALLY IMPROVES YOUR WELLBEING.
SO THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE, THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
NOT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO SEE SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY LEARN EARLY AND ALSO THAT WE GIVE THEM CONSTANT UPDATES AND INFORMATION AND TRACKS WHAT THEY'RE DOING, ETCETERA. THEY CAN ALSO BUILD TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS THAT FOSTER HEALTHY SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR THEMSELVES AND THOSE CLOSE TO THEM.
WE KNOW THAT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, HEALTHY SOCIAL SUPPORT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE FOR OUR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH MAKES THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE MORE POWERFUL IN MOST CASES THAN EVEN MEDICATION.
MORE POWERFUL THAN THAN THERAPY.
IF YOU HAVE HEALTHY SOCIAL SUPPORT AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT CAN GET YOU THROUGH SO MUCH, AND THEN YOU ADD THOSE OTHER THINGS AND IT REALLY HELPS PEOPLE TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND THEN INTERACT WITH THE BROADER WILLIAM AND MARY COMMUNITY SHARING EXPERIENCES, IDENTIFYING EFFECTIVE TOOLS AND RESOURCES.
SO IT BINDS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
THE IMPACT OF SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF THOSE WELLBEING ON MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO THEY MAY LEARN THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, RELATIONSHIPS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR UNIVERSITY AGE FOLKS, WHEREAS FOR THEIR FACULTY IT MAY BE THAT IT'S IT'S SLEEP OR THEIR PHYSICAL CHALLENGES ARE MORE DIFFICULT.
AND SO WHERE DO THEY PUT THEIR, THEIR RESOURCES TO HELP ADDRESS SPECIFIC THINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY AFFECTING THOSE SEGMENTS AND THEN THE UTILIZATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR RESOURCES. WE HEARD THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
NEXT SLIDE. SO OUR IMPACT THAT WE'RE HAVING, THAT WE BELIEVE AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING TO COMMUNITIES AND WE I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT BECAUSE WE ALL COME FROM THE NONPROFIT SPACE AND WORK WE'VE DONE IN THE PUBLIC PUBLIC SERVICE, WE ALSO HAVE A LIFE FOUNDATION THAT WE'VE ALREADY STOOD UP TO TO HELP WHERE WE CAN FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
SO THE IMPACT BY DELIVERING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AND BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE COMMUNITY, WE BE INTEGRATES DATA FROM INDIVIDUALS, THEIR SUPPORT NETWORKS AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION TO ENGAGE, EDUCATE AND INSPIRE USERS TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR OWN WELL-BEING AND THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE CLOSE TO THEM.
MICHAEL'S AMAZING, AS HE SAID, FORMER CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER AT THE VA.
THAT'S WHERE HE AND I MET MY HUSBAND.
DR. RANDY PHELPS IS CO-FOUNDER.
HE'S CHIEF CLINICAL AND SCIENCE OFFICER.
AND THEN OUR CREATIVE DESIGNER WHO CREATED THE LOOK AND FEEL OF WEB AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS HIMSELF A VETERAN OF THE GULF WAR AND WAS A MEDIC AND SO BRINGS PASSION AND INCREDIBLE CREATIVE EXPERTISE AND WORKING WITH TOP FIRMS BEFORE HE CAME TO WORK WITH US. I THINK THAT'S IT NOW.
THAT'S THE THE EXPERTISE, THE EXPERIENCE, THE PASSION WE BRING.
AND WE'RE REALLY HERE TO BE OF HELP IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT COME TO MIND BASED ON WHAT WE'VE SHARED AND WHAT YOU ALL ARE WORKING ON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS, THOUGH.
SOMEONE ELSE IS STARTING TO SPEAK.
I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF.
NO, YOU'RE ALL CLEAR. GO AHEAD.
OKAY, SO, UM, MY ONE CONCERN AS I WAS LISTENING TO THIS WAS WAS STUDENT BUY IN.
UM, BECAUSE AT LEAST THE STUDENTS THAT I TALKED TO AND HEAR FROM AND EVEN THE STUDENTS THAT I'VE CONVINCED TO SEEK THERAPY FROM CPS, THERE IS A BIG CONCERN ABOUT TRUSTING ANYONE AND ANYTHING RELATED TO CPS WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.
THE WE HAVE SOME, UM, TRUST ISSUES WITH THE STUDENT BODY TO CPS GENERALLY.
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AND SO DO YOU HAVE ANY STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH THAT? AND I'M CURIOUS WHAT THE STUDENT BUY IN IS AT WILLIAM AND MARY, RIGHT.WE DON'T GIVE THE DATA TO ANYBODY.
WE DON'T SELL IT. WE DON'T GIVE IT EVEN TO UNIVERSITY IN WILLIAM AND MARY.
THEY GET AGGREGATE INFORMATION.
THEY DON'T GET PERSONAL INFORMATION.
THE ONLY TIME PERSONAL INFORMATION IS EVER SHARED FROM UCB IS IF ANYONE NOT.
NOT ANY NOT NECESSARILY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A STUDENT OR WHOEVER.
IT'S ANYONE JUST AS YOU WOULD ANYWHERE THAT SOMEBODY IS EXPRESSING USING LANGUAGE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES ON THE SITE ANYWHERE THAT IS A DANGER TO SELF OR OTHERS.
SO WE DO THEN INSTITUTE INITIAL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFICATIONS GO TO THAT INDIVIDUAL TO SHARE WITH THEM RESOURCES THAT IF THEY'RE THINKING OF HARMING THEMSELVES, THEY CAN DO X, Y, Z.
SO THAT IS BAKED IN, BUT NO INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH ANYONE OUTSIDE OUR SYSTEM.
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT OUR INFORMATION SHARED.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A CLINICAL TOOL, SO WE ARE NOT PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES FROM WEB.
SO THE WAY THIS IS HAPPENING AT WILLIAM AND MARY IS THAT THE REASON STUDENTS ARE COMING IN IS BECAUSE THEIR STUFF IN THE PORTAL THAT THEY WANT TO ACCESS TO, THEY WANT INFORMATION, THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET ALL THIS STUFF.
THERE'S LIVE EVENTS THAT ARE INTERESTING TO THEM.
SO WE ENGAGE THE STUDENTS BECAUSE IT'S FOR THEM, BUT IT'S ALSO IN THE STAFF AREAS.
THAT'S STAFF IS TALKING TO EACH OTHER.
SO WE'VE MADE IT SO THAT AS AND AGAIN, IT TAKES THE BUY IN OF THE SYSTEM TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE USERS THAT THIS IS HERE FOR YOU.
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU TO LEARN AND YOU'RE PART OF THE LEARNING SO THAT WE FEED BACK TO YOU.
AND MICHAEL, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? NO, I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE PRIVACY POLICIES.
WE DO NOT SELL SHARE ANY OF THE DATA WE COLLECT.
AND WITH ORGANIZATIONS WE WORK WITH, LIKE BARBARA SAID, IT'S JUST AN AGGREGATE.
THESE ARE THE RESOURCES THEY FIND HELPFUL.
THESE ARE SOME THINGS THEY DON'T FIND HELPFUL.
BUT WE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE PODS AND WE MENTIONED INDIVIDUAL RATINGS.
AND SO THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CARE GIVEN TO PRIVACY.
THAT ALL SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
AND IF SHE DECIDES TO ROLL SOMETHING LIKE THIS OUT, WHICH WE'LL ROLL THIS OUT, WHICH I KIND OF HOPE WE DO, HONESTLY, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT IN THE SALES PITCH TO THE STUDENTS.
LIKE IF WE IF, YOU KNOW, REGARDLESS OF HOW WE CAN BE OF HELP ANY IF THE PLATFORM BECOMES SOMETHING OF INTEREST, WE WILL WANT TO ENGAGE STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR THEIR UNDERSTANDING, THEIR ROLE IN HOW THEY CAN HELP REACH THEIR PEERS WHO MIGHT BE HURTING AND AFRAID OR HURTING AND ALONE.
AND SO, ABSOLUTELY, WE'RE YOU'RE SINGING OUR SONG.
YEAH. AND HONESTLY, TALKING TO STUDENTS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND THINGS.
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AND WE'RE GENERALLY I LIKE TO JOKE THAT WITHIN WE HAVE A LOT OF LIKE TEAM SPIRIT WITH OUR SPORTS TEAMS AND OUR CLUBS AND THINGS, BUT WE HAVE NO OVERALL SCHOOL SPIRIT THAT WE'RE MISSING THAT BIG OVERALL CULTURE.AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THIS COULD DO WITH THAT POTENTIALLY.
THANK YOU. AND SO, NANCY, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP.
YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH. HI.
AND SO MY QUESTION IS, IF IF A TEEN WOULD NEED OR WANT TO CONNECT WITH, LIKE, A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OUTSIDE OF THE PEER GROUP, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? I THINK YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WOULD BE KIND OF A WAY THAT THEY COULD DO THAT, BUT WOULD THAT BE LIKE BETTER HELP? WOULD THAT BE GETTING THEM CONNECTED WITH SOMEONE LOCALLY? WHAT WOULD WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? THAT'S GREAT. GREAT QUESTION.
SO BOTH POTENTIALLY SO THE EASY ONE IS IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM MAY BE MOVING TOWARD ADOPTING TELEHEALTH, A TELEHEALTH SERVICE AND UNIVERSITY WILLIAM AND MARY JUST DID.
BUT ANY STUDENT IN WILLIAM AND MARY CAN CREATE THEIR OWN AFFINITY GROUP OF TEN, 20, 30.
IT'S FREE. SO YOU'RE CRUISING AROUND AND THERE'S A TILE THAT SAYS WHATEVER, WHATEVER THAT PLATFORM IS, THE ONE THAT WILLIAM AND MARY IS USING IS THE ONE THAT'S PRETTY COMMON NOW AMONG UNIVERSITIES, NOT SO MUCH IN THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR, BUT THERE IT IS.
I MEAN, SO YOU'RE YOU AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT EASY AND BRING IT TOGETHER THAT'S THAT THERE'S ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY SO LET'S SAY THAT THE PART OF THE REASON WHY I'M HERE AT HIMS IS TO TALK ABOUT INNOVATION AND WHAT.
OH, THAT WAS NICE WHEN WE HAD THE FULL SCREEN.
CAN WE GO BACK TO SEEING? EVERYBODY UP CLOSE? THAT WAS NICE.
JUST WANTED SO THEY CAN VISUALIZE IT FOR YOU.
AND THAT IS THAT WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR ARE AFRAID TO EVEN ASK SOMETIMES A TEENAGER HOW THEY'RE HOW HAVE THEY BEEN THINKING ABOUT HARMING THEMSELVES.
WHY? BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THEM.
IF THEY SAY YES AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO SEND THEM.
RIGHT. AND SO ONE OF THE SORT OF CONCEPTS WE'RE WORKING ON IS WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CREATE A PLATFORM SO THAT, LET'S SAY, A FUNDER, AN OUTSIDE FUNDER, MAYBE A GRANT WOULD COME AND PAY FOR A STIPEND FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO AGREE TO DO THAT EVALUATION. IF SOMEONE IS IDENTIFIED AS AT HIGH RISK, NOT THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THEM ON IN CARE BECAUSE THEY GOT FULL CASELOADS, BUT COULD WE GET PEOPLE TO COME IN AND SAY, YES, I WILL DO THAT? SO THEY GET A STIPEND AND THEN THAT PERSON WITH THAT, THAT PERSON WHO MAKES THAT ASSESSMENT CAN AT LEAST ASSESS BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING FAR TOO OFTEN IS IF SOMEBODY IS IDENTIFIED AS BEING HIGH RISK, THEY'RE SENT TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO SIT THERE BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ANY BEDS FOR THEM ANYWAY.
A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND AND ADULTS AS WELL WHO ARE IN THAT ACUTE CRISIS A SAFETY PLAN AND FOLLOW UP WITH OTHER RESOURCES COULD BE EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED. BUT THERE AREN'T ANY PEOPLE TO DO THAT.
HATE TO BE A NAYSAYER, BUT I'VE JUST HAD IT PARTICULARLY.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE'S A GROUP MADE AND SOMEONE IS USING THE PLATFORM FOR CYBERBULLYING?
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IS THERE A WAY TO TRACK AND DEAL WITH THAT? VERY GOOD. YES, WE THOUGHT OF THAT TOO.SO THE PLATFORM IS ALL FOCUSED ON WELLBEING.
WE'RE CONSTANTLY DELUGING, YOU KNOW, EVERYWHERE YOU SEE, IT'S CLEAR THAT IT'S ABOUT WELLBEING.
SO ANYONE CAN REPORT A POST AND THEN WE CAN GO IN AND ASSESS IT.
AND IF IT ISN'T, IF IT ISN'T FOCUSED ON WELLBEING, IT'S NOT A FREEDOM OF SPEECH THING.
YOU CAN DO THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT HERE.
AND SO IT'S PEOPLE CAN REPORT IT.
AND THEN IN THE LARGER ONES THAT ARE THE ENHANCED AFFINITY GROUPS, WHETHER IT'S IT'S LIKE A WILLIAM AND MARY CASE, WHOEVER, THE STUDENT ATHLETES, WHOEVER'S RUNNING THAT THEY CAN SEE THE ONGOING CHAT.
BUT EVEN IN THE PRIVATE ONES, INDIVIDUALS CAN REPORT IT.
WELL, THANK YOU. YOU'RE VERY KIND.
IT'S. WE'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT TRYING TO GET IT RIGHT.
AND WE'VE WE'VE ASKED A LOT OF FOLKS ALONG THE WAY TO GIVE US FEEDBACK.
SO THANK YOU. THAT MEANS A LOT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN HELP WITH OR JUST ANYTHING ELSE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO TO HELP WHAT YOU ALL ARE WORKING ON? WELL, THINK. CURIOUS.
SORRY. HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN? I'M SORRY IF I MISSED THIS, BUT HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN UTILIZED AT WILLIAM AND MARY? SO WE STARTED TALKING TO THEM IN 22 AND HAVE BEEN BUILDING THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF THE SYSTEM FOR THEM.
AND SO WE'RE JUST UNDERWAY WITH THE ALL THE ENHANCED PIECES.
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.
AND WHAT I WILL SAY IS, WHICH IS GREAT ABOUT COLLABORATION, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN WE STARTED TALKING TO THEM HOW MUCH THEY NEEDED A SPACE TO INTEGRATE WHAT THEY HAD AND TRACK AND, AND ENGAGE THEIR COMMUNITY COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND NOW THAT WE HAVE THE PORTAL, EVERY CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING WITH OTHER, WHETHER IT'S GOVERNMENT OR OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS, THAT'S HUGE TO THEM. SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO WILLIAM AND MARY BECAUSE THEY HELPED US IDENTIFY WHAT WAS A REAL GAP FOR A LOT OF SYSTEMS. AND AND SO NOW ANY, ANY ORGANIZATION CAN CAN WORK WITH US AND USE THAT THOSE PIECES, THEY GET ALL THE COOL STUFF IN THE APP FOR FREE BECAUSE IT'S ALL FREE ANYWAY.
BUT THE ENHANCED CAPABILITIES ARE REALLY UNIQUE.
AND CLEARLY WHAT WE'RE HEARING IS OF GREAT VALUE TO ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY THEY STRUGGLE WITH WHAT YOU ALL ARE SEEING IN THE FRAGMENTED AND AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HELPFUL TO DIFFERENT FOLKS WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY.
OH. WHAT? WHAT IS THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION OR THE CONTRACT THAT YOU HAVE IN PLACE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE ENTERING THIS THIS PORTAL? SO WE DON'T WE DON'T GIVE ANYBODY'S INFORMATION TO ANYONE.
IT'S IN OUR FAQS EXPLAINING THAT DATA ISN'T SHARED YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
AND WITH THE UNIVERSITY, IT'S BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT THAT THEY ONLY GET AGGREGATE DATA.
SO THERE THERE ISN'T THERE ISN'T ANY NEED FOR INFORMED CONSENT OR BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PROVIDING TREATMENT, IT'S NOT A CLINICAL TOOL, IT'S A WELLBEING PLATFORM AND A PORTAL THAT ALLOWS ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE THEIR COMMUNITY AND DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION.
SO IN YOUR POLICIES, IS THERE ANY KIND OF LIKE COMFORT AGREEMENT TO IN TERMS OF RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO BULLYING? I MEAN, WHAT IS THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THERE THAT YOU HAVE WITH ALL OF THIS IS GOING ON BECAUSE I LOVE IT.
[01:15:03]
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M GETTING LIKE, WHOA, THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES THAT CAN GO SIDEWAYS.WE DO IT TO SUPPORT THEIR WELL-BEING.
WE TELL THEM, YOU KNOW, GO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
WHEN YOU SAY WE REMOVE THEM AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR NOW.
OKAY. WITH WILLIAM AND MARY, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU HAD TO REMOVE BECAUSE OF LEWD BEHAVIOR OR. WE.
SURE. I'LL TAKE IT. WE HAVEN'T HAD TO REMOVE ANYONE.
WOW. THE PERSPECTIVE WE CAN BRING TO THIS IS IT'S A CUSTOMIZED, CURATED SPACE DEDICATED TO MEETING AND SUPPORTING, YOU KNOW, EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
SO EVERYONE WHO COMES IN KIND OF UNDERSTANDS, LIKE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
AND SO IT'S A LOT MORE ABOUT PROMOTING RESOURCES, ENGAGING AROUND SPECIFIC CONTENT.
THERE WAS, BUT CERTAIN SPACES, I UNDERSTAND BEHAVIORS.
SO THAT WAS THE GREAT BEHAVIOR.
THANK. HOW MANY LANGUAGES DOES THE APP SUPPORT? BECAUSE WE HAVE LIKE 121 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN OUR INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY.
AND WOULD IT THEORETICALLY BE POSSIBLE TO CREATE BILINGUAL GROUPS TO POTENTIALLY HELP STUDENTS WHO ARE LEARNING ENGLISH, CONNECT WITH STUDENTS WHO SPEAK ENGLISH, AND AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF THEIR OTHER LANGUAGE TO HELP BOTH STUDENTS IMPROVE IN THE BOTH IN BOTH LANGUAGES? YES, GREAT, GREAT QUESTION, MICHAEL.
GO AHEAD. AND I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO TELL THAT I WILL SAY THIS ONE THING.
SO AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT SOME GOOGLE AUTOMATICALLY HAS TRANSLATIONS THAT HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE USE THEIR THE APPS FROM THE GOOGLE PLAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF APPLE DOES THIS AT THE SAME LEVEL THAT GOOGLE DOES IT QUITE A LOT.
AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH, OKAY, LET ME GO BACK TO THE ENGLISH.
SO SOME OF THAT IS HAPPENING ORGANICALLY, BUT WE CURRENTLY IT'S ONLY IN ENGLISH, BUT OF COURSE IT'S RELATIVELY EASY. ALL WE NEED IS THE, THE RESOURCES TO FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO DO DIFFERENT.
THAT'S JUST PART OF TECHNOLOGY.
YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? YEAH. SO SHORT ANSWER ONLY ENGLISH FOR NOW.
THINK YOUR SECOND QUESTION ABOUT GROUPS THAT CAN BE CREATED.
YOU KNOW, WE WE DON'T HAVE A LIMIT ON THE NATURE OF THE GROUPS.
AND SO THE CONTEXT OF HAVING A GROUP FOR STUDENTS THAT SPEAK MULTIPLE LANGUAGES TO BE PART OF AN ORGANIZATION'S ENHANCED AFFINITY GROUP, VERY, VERY POSSIBLE.
THAT ORGANIZATION WOULD THEN JUST INVITE THOSE SPECIFIC STUDENTS INTO THAT GROUP AND THEN FACILITATE THE CONVERSATION, MAYBE PUT RESOURCES IN THAT GROUP SPECIFIC TO THE LANGUAGE THAT THEY WANTED TO BRING ON, MAYBE INVITE COACHES WHO COULD HELP THEM, MAYBE HAVE LINKS IN THERE TO RESOURCES.
SO THINK OF IT AS ANY GROUP THAT HAS SOMETHING IN COMMON.
SO ESSENTIALLY FACILITATE THE EXPERIENCE.
AND THEN ON THE BACK OF ALL OF THAT ANALYSIS IS BEING DONE ON WHAT'S HELPFUL TO WHICH GROUPS OF PEOPLE, RIGHT? SO THE CONTEXT OF BARBARA REFERENCING A SPEECH OR THE CONTEXT OF, I THINK THE CONVERSATION ABOUT SEAL TRAININGS THAT COULD ESSENTIALLY HAPPEN IN THE APP, YOU COULD PUT A POST UP ABOUT THAT EVENT AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE STUDENTS CAN COME IN AND SAY, THIS TRAINING WAS GOOD FOR MY WELL BEING OR IT WASN'T.
AND IT DOESN'T SORT OF VIOLATE ANY OF THE PRINCIPLES AROUND PRIVACY BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAYING IT'S JOHN SMITH, IT'S SAYING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE OF A CERTAIN TYPE OR A CERTAIN GRADE OR A CERTAIN BACKGROUND.
ALL RIGHT IF NO ONE HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
[01:20:02]
THANK YOU SO MUCH, BARBARA AND MICHAEL.AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE LEFT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION THERE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL STICKING AROUND.
I KNOW WE'RE A LITTLE BIT OVER, BUT BUT AGAIN, I THINK THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY HELPFUL, UH, PERSPECTIVE TO TO SORT OF REVIEW AND KIND OF GET MORE CONTEXT FOR AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH ACROSS THE BOARD WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENT HEALTH, UH, THAT IS THE END OF OUR AGENDA.
[Announcements]
POSTPONED. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON THIS THURSDAY.AND SO WHAT WE WHAT I WAS KIND OF GOING TO DO WAS SPEAK REALLY BRIEFLY DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS DESIGNATION ABOUT SHAB AS A COMMITTEE, JUST SO THAT THERE'S JUST MORE AWARENESS FROM, YOU KNOW, ON THE PART OF PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE.
AND CERTAINLY JUST REALLY LOOKING AT OUR BIGGEST PRIORITIES AS BEING STUDENT VACCINATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, UM, FAMILY LIFE AND EDUCATION, AND THEN REALLY IN ALL THE WAYS THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT TRACK AND USE DATA TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING ARE SERVING OUR STUDENTS WELL.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT TAMMY AND ROBIN AND I DISCUSSED DURING A PRIOR CONVERSATION, WHICH IS BEING ABLE TO GEAR UP FOR A MUCH MORE FORMAL, MUCH LONGER PRESENTATION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH MORE DETAILS ON WHAT WE'VE LEARNED SO FAR SINCE, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED MEETING AND KIND OF GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE INFORMATION.
AND SO WANTED TO KIND OF PUT THAT OUT REALLY QUICKLY TO THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, KIND OF GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT WOULD WE SAY ARE A, THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT I'M TOUCHING ON ON THURSDAY AND THEN WHAT WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE OR WHAT CAN WE KIND OF CONSIDER AS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE REALLY EFFECTIVE FOR COMMUNICATING TO THE SCHOOL BOARD WHAT WHAT WE'VE LEARNED AND AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ACTION ON STARTING IN THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR? OKAY. AGAIN.
MICHAEL AND BARBARA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT WAS AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT IF WE CAN BE OF HELP AND YOU HAVE OUR CONTACT INFO.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR THE INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING BUT IMPORTANT WORK YOU ALL ARE DOING.
THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.
AND ADDITIONALLY, ROBIN, DEBORAH AND I, OF COURSE, WILL BE AT THE BOARD MEETING THURSDAY.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
I'M ALL RIGHT IF NO ONE HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
AND OUR NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE ON MAY 16TH.
[Next Meeting]
AND I BELIEVE THAT IS OUR LAST MEETING FOR THE YEAR AS WELL.SO I THINK IT'LL BE A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO REALLY COME UP WITH SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN OUR END OF YEAR REPORT TO SHARE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THEN ANYTHING ELSE THAT WILL BE HELPFUL FOR SETTING US UP FOR SUCCESS IN THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.
YEAH, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT WHEN YOU DO PRESENT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, I THINK EVEN JUST IF YOU MENTION THAT THE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION COMMITTEE HAS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING AND THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT CURRICULUM REVISIONS, I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO MENTION.
THERE'S A LOT OF NEW POLICIES THAT HAVE COME DOWN FROM THE BOE AND WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE, THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THOSE AND WORKING TOWARDS MAKING CURRICULUM CHANGES TO SUPPORT THOSE POLICIES.
THANK YOU, KRISTEN. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS OUT AND ADJOURN THE MEETING.
THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH AND HAVE A WONDERFUL REST OF YOUR EVENING.
[01:25:04]
THANK YOU. BYE.BYE BYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.