Below are five key results from the survey:
- Eighty-five percent of educators and social workers surveyed have noticed a deterioration in students’ mental health.
- Eighty-nine percent of those surveyed said students’ stress and anxiety is harming their academic performance. Only 2 percent disagree that there is a relationship between mental health and academic progress.
- Seventy percent of those surveyed said students are seeking help from trusted adults at school.
- Eighty-one percent of educators and social workers said they feel unprepared to support students based on their school’s current support structure.
- Only 35 percent of those surveyed said their school or community has a tool for reporting, supporting, and maintaining student mental health challenges and outcomes.
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