Critical Implications for Student Well-Being

The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey recently highlighted that, nationally, 1 in 3 high school girls reported that they seriously considered suicide and that girls, students of color, and LGBTQQI+ students reported struggling more with well-being concerns, thoughts of suicide, and substance use than their peers. The report paints an alarming picture and highlights the critical importance of protective factors such as belonging and school connectedness, calling on school leaders and educators to strengthen their efforts to support well-being.

This workshop will introduce a holistic, public-health-informed approach to creating a culture of prevention and support at school. Participants will review research findings that highlight common concerns faced by students today and discuss evidence-based strategies for brief conversations with students that have demonstrated impact on student well-being and belonging.

Registration Information

• Free for participants from SAIS member schools
• $25 for participants from non-member schools

Please contact learn@sais.org with any questions.

Speaker

Sarah Ferraro Cunningham
Co-Founder, Panaptic

Bio

Sarah Ferraro Cunningham Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist specializing in substance use in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has served as a clinical leader in The Permanente Medical Group, the award-winning national leader in preventive care. Dr. Cunningham has also devoted her expertise to nationally recognized research projects on early intervention for teens and young adults struggling with substance use. Through her dedication to marijuana prevention, Dr. Cunningham was selected to represent Panaptic by joining the inaugural year of a landmark program, Innovation to Impact at Yale University. Innovation to Impact, founded through a collaboration between Yale University and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), brings together leaders in substance use prevention and research across the country with the goal of impacting the national substance use crisis. Dr. Cunningham brings her personal experience as a mother to helping young adults and their families prevent the many problems associated with frequent marijuana use.

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