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Columbia University TeenScreen Program
Mental Health Checkups for Youth
Presented by School Social WorkersNancy Gutman, LMSW
Steve Presley, LISW
What is TeenScreen?
A free health screening created by Columbia
University to assess the health of teenagers and to assist teens in connecting with professional assistance, if they need it.
TeenScreen Sites Across The U.S.The goal of Great Prairie AEA is for all of our 35 school districts to give every student the
opportunity to have an emotional health checkup before they leave high school. We currently have 16 school districts participating.
How does TeenScreen Work
• It is a voluntary program.• Parents give written consent.• Students also give their consent.• Students complete a 10 minute questionnaire about
health, feelings and behaviors on the computer.• Students talk with a Great Prairie AEA School Social
Worker about their answers.• Parents are contacted if there are concerns.• Student and Parents are offered information about
community resources.
What does a school need to do to become a TeenScreen site?
1. Meet with a TeenScreen Coordinator.2. Your school rep will go over a checklist which
includes items such as:a) Letter of commitment from the school district
Superintendent and building Principal.b) Review of building crisis plan.c) Decide screening group, which grade level will be
offered TeenScreen?
What does a school need to do to become a TeenScreen site?
d) Discuss screening location in the building (computer lab) and arrange private spaces in the building to discuss results with students.
e) Identify mental health resources in the community that would be potential referral sources.
f) Decide how parents and students will be informed of TeenScreen and how consent forms will be distributed.
g) Identify a building case manager who will organize the screening day and follow up with parents when there is a concern about a student.
How will TeenScreen benefit my school?
• Helps to identify those students suffering in silence and less noticeable to school staff. Research– School does not always know those students at-risk.
• Research indicates that teens will report accurately on a computerized questionnaire.
• The complications of untreated mental illness in youth are manifold, and can include poor school performance, behavioral issues, poor social development, problems with peer and family relationships, and, in the more severe cases, suicide risk.
• Children and adolescents with emotional disturbance (5-9% of school-age youth) have the highest failure rate, with 50% of these students dropping out of high school.
Iowa Youth Survey Data
• Suicide is a real concern in SE Iowa the IYS data for Great Prairie AEA schools report:– 10% of boys and 16% of girls in the 11th grade
thought of suicide and 8% of the boys and 20% of the girls have made an attempt.
– In 8th grade 6% of boys and 15% of girls had thoughts of suicide and the same percentages indicated they had made an attempt.
Suicide in High School Youth
• Almost as many teens die by suicide as those who die from the most common natural causes combined.
• 15% of U.S. high school students report serious thoughts of killing themselves in the past year.
• 11% of U.S. high school students report making a suicide plan in the past year.
• 7% of U.S. high school students report attempting suicide in the past year.
• 2% of U.S. high school students report having made a suicide attempt that required medical attention in the past year.
CDC (WISQARS, 2005) (last reviewed 1/23/08) YRBS 2007
Suicide in Middle School Youth• 18% to 28% of U.S. middle school students surveyed reported serious
thoughts of killing themselves in the past year
• 11% to 16% of U.S. middle school students surveyed reported making a suicide plan in the past year
• 8% to 14% of U.S. middle school students surveyed reported having made a suicide attempt in the past year
States surveyed: - Grades 6, 7, & 8: Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, Wyoming - Grades 7 & 8 only: Alabama , Maine, and North Dakota
Cities surveyed: - Grades 6, 7, & 8: DC PS; Miami-Dade County PS, FL; Milwaukee PS, WI; San Bernardino USD, CA; San Francisco USD,CA - Grades 7 & 8 only: Dallas ISD, TX; District of Columbia PS; Miami-Dade County PS, FL; Milwaukee PS, WI; San Bernardino USD, CA; San Francisco USD, CA
Data is weighted and considered representative of their specified jurisdiction
CDC (WISQARS, 2005) (last reviewed 1/23/08) YRBS 2007
Screening for Suicide Risk is Safe Gould et al., JAMA, 2005
Screening does not increase distress.
Screening does not increase depressive symptoms.
Screening does not increase suicidal ideation.
Screening decreases stress and suicidality in depressed teens and those with prior suicide attempts.
Quotes from Participants
• “Good mental health helps you learn.”• “I like that my school cares about me, not just
my grades.”• School Counselor: “Students know in our
school that sophomores take TeenScreen.”• Parent: “I wish they had something like this
when I was in school. I suffered in silence with depression.”
Great Praire AEA TeenScreen Coordinators
Burlington OfficeNancy Gutman1-800-382-8970 Ext. [email protected] OfficeSteve Presley1-800-382-8970 Ext. [email protected]