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Resiliency and Mental Wellness. Resilience. the ability to personally or professionally succeed despite adversity; coping effectively with difficulties that might otherwise lead to anxiety, depression, withdrawal, physical symptoms, or poor achievement - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Resiliency and Mental Wellness
Resiliency and Mental Wellness
Resiliency and Mental Wellness
Resilience• the ability to personally or professionally succeed
despite adversity; coping effectively with difficulties that might otherwise lead to anxiety, depression, withdrawal, physical symptoms, or poor achievement
• to rebound, or bounce back in the face of adversity; and to develop competence (social, academic, and vocational) despite exposure to severe stress or the challenges of everyday life
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Resilience• Social competence
• Problem solving skills
• Autonomy
• Sense of purpose; optimism
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Mental Wellness
The World Health Organization defines mental health as "a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.”
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Mental Wellness
• Focus on strengths, assets, protective buffers
• Develop a supportive, caring, nurturing climate
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Protective and Risk FactorsProtective Factors:
• buffer against the impact of barriers (risk factors)
• Individual, family, school, and community
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Risk Factors:
• Internal and external barriers to development and learning
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• Opportunity to engage in pro-social activities, or that caring adults are present in their community
• Rewards - youth feel that their postive behaviors are recognized and acknowledged by their community
School
• Opportunity to interact with teachers and participate in school-related activities
• Rewards - youth feel acknowledged by their their teachers and their parents relative to school performance and participation
Family
• Opportunity to participate in family decision making and do fun things with family
• Rewards - parents acknowledge and praise when they do well
• Attachment - youth feel close to and can share openly with parents
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Assets/StrengthsGood Grades Involved in extracurricular activities
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Lots of adults in my neighborhood to talk to Parents notice when doing a good job
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Assets/StrengthsGood Grades Involved in extracurricular activities
Involved in decision-making Involved in community service
Lots of adults in my neighborhood to talk to Parents notice when doing a good job
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Assets/StrengthsGood Grades Involved in extracurricular activities
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Lots of adults in my neighborhood to talk to Parents notice when doing a good job
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Protective Factors
Community Rewards for Involvement
Ever in a Gang
General Population
51% 37%
Peer and Individual Social Skills 67% 30%
Used Drugs or Alcohol
46%
40%
Youth feel that their positive behaviors are recognized
by the community
Skills like decision making, conflict resolution, making
good choices
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Protective FactorsReporting Symptoms of
DepressionGeneral
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I can ask my mom or dad for help 74% 61%
Used Drugs or Alcohol
51%
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Other Experiences and Regular Attendance at Religious Activities
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Attend Religious Activity Monthly or More Attend Religious Activity Rarely or Never
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Fairfax YouthA Gauge of Mental Wellness
Almost all Fairfax County youth report that there are lots of opportunities to get involved in positive activities in and outside of school
Nearly a quarter of Fairfax County youth are physically active for at least 60 minutes every day
Three out of four youth report they can go to their parents for help with a problem
More than two-thirds of Fairfax County youth have not used any drugs or alcohol in the past 30 days
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A Gauge of Youth Mental Wellness
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Symptoms ofDepression
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Males26%
Females35%
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Adolescent Girls
• 20% of girls reported that they had considered suicide
• 5% of girls attempted suicide
• 14% of females reported some unhealthy weight loss behavior in the past 30 days
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Depression/Considered Suicide by Race/Ethnicity - Countywide
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Depressed Considered Suicide
Similar to national trends, races/ethnicities other than White are more likely to report feeling
depressed and considering suicide
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Actual Participation in Extracurricular Activities Once a Month or More
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How can we create opportunities that tap into the resiliency in all of us?
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Everyone’s Got Basic Human Needs
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Resiliency Traits in All of Us
• Cooperation• Empathy• Problem-Solving• Self-Efficacy• Self-Awareness• Goals, Dreams, Hopes
We learn and develop through experience using these traits.
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Resiliency: We are who we are BECAUSE of not in spite of
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The Biggie: Locus of Control
• Do you control your destiny or are you controlled by it?
• Is it what you do or events that happen to you that alter your life path?
• Is it about being at the right place at the right time?
NOTE: Internal LOC can be learned through experiences. Balance is key- You need the other traits to keep the balance
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Resiliency Ponderings: How can we insert opportunities to use resiliency traits in all
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When compared to youth who do NOT report depressive symptoms, youth who report depressive symptoms are:
• More likely to have used drugs and alcohol
• More likely to have skipped school
• Twice as likely to report binge drinking
• Seven times more likely to report considering suicide
• Twice as likely to have first had sex before the age of 12
• Twice as likely to have been in a fight