Supporting Student Well-Being

Curated research and resources for supporting students.

Student Stress and Anxiety

• Addressing The Anxiety Wave In Schools Getting Smart
• Anxiety, Depression, Less Sleep … and Poor Academic Performance? EducationNext
• How to Turn Everyday Stress Into ‘Optimal Stress’ McKinsey Accelerate
• Is Entrepreneurship the Antidote to Student Anxiety? Getting Smart
• Lowering Stress During the College Admissions Process OpenLiteracy
• Overscheduling kids’ lives causes depression and anxiety, study finds KQED
• Pressure on Students in High-Achieving Schools Authentic Connections
• Student Resilience Survey: Findings & Recommendations Authentic Connections
• The Dark Side of Rigor NAIS
• Understanding Anxiety and the Brain for Middle School and Upper School Students ISM
• We Drastically Underestimate the Importance of Brain Breaks Edutopia
• When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic and What We Can Do About It: An Interview with Jennifer Wallace SAIS

Social Emotional Learning

• Educators Find Strategies Fostering SEL, Play for Young Students Education Dive
• How a Social Emotional Learning Book Club Can Cut Across Cliques and Connect Kids KQED
• Is social-emotional learning effective? New meta-analysis adds to evidence, but debate persists KQED
• Navigating SEL programs from the Inside Out Wallace Foundation
• Schools Prioritizing Social-Emotional Learning See Strong Academic Benefits The 74
• Supporting Students with SEL Strategies The Learning Accelerator
• Using Common Tech Tools to Support Social and Emotional Learning Edutopia
• Using Explicit Instruction to Foster SEL Edutopia
• Where Does Social-Emotional Learning Go Next? Education Week
• Yes, Petting a Guinea Pig Can Be SEL, if It’s Done Effectively Education Next

Students and Social Media

• Age of First Smartphone/Tablet and Mental Wellbeing Outcomes Sapien Labs
• Helping Teens Navigate the Tricky World of Too Much Tech Edutopia
• How Social Media Supports Student Well-Being The Social Institute
• Is Social Media Addiction A Real Thing? Screenagers
• New report says restricting social media access can help kids … but only sometimes Today
• New Study on Girls’ Social Media Use TechnoSapiens
• Psychologists Issue Health Advisory for Teens and Social Media NPR
• Social Media and Youth Mental Health US Surgeon General
• Strengthening Teen Digital Well-Being Harvard GSE
• The Dorito Theory: Encouraging Students to Strike a Balance with Social Media The Social Institute
• The Pressure to be Perfect: How Social Media Can Affect Students’ Body Image The Social Institute
• The Truth About Teens, Social Media and the Mental Health Crisis NPR
• What Social Media Really Does to Kids’ Brains Slate

For School Counselors

• A Different Way to Think About Student Success Culture Study
• Advocacy for Mental Health in Schools Starts With Us EdPost
• Are the Kids All Right? How to Check in on Their Mental Health EdSurge
• Back to School: School Counselors ASCA
• Critical Implications for Student Well-Being (webinar recording) SAIS
• From Idea to Action: 5 Strategies to Build Students’ Relationships Christensen Institute
• How Writing ‘Letters to Strangers’ Helps Students Who Need Mental Health Support EdSurge
• Mental Health Crisis Plans SAIS
• Mental Health Toolkit for Schools (webinar recording) SAIS
• Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation US Surgeon General
• Research Insights: Using Data to Measure Student Well-Being NAIS
• School Wellness Trends You Can’t Ignore (webinar recording) SAIS
• Student Wellness Programs SAIS
• Teaching Face-to-Face Communication Skills as Preventative Care for Teens’ Mental Health Real Discussion
• What Is Student Well-Being, and How Do We Create the Conditions to Support It in Our Schools? Getting Smart
• Why All Teachers Need Training in Mental Health and Social Work EdSurge

Wellness for School Leaders and Educators

• Addressing Systemic Burnout: A Two-Pronged Approach for Leaders and Teachers Novak Education
• A New Way To Think About Work-Life Balance Edutopia
• Complete the Stress Cycle Brené Brown
• Create (Better) Culture: The Keys to Wellbeing and Leadership Center for Creative Leadership
• Improving the K-12 Teacher Experience Gallup
• Prioritizing Workplace Mental Health McKinsey
• School Leaders: It’s Time for a Wellbeing Self-Assessment ASCD
• Teachers and students are not okay right now. More mental health training would help Hechinger
• Wellness: The Road We All Need To Travel One Schoolhouse
• What Can Teachers Subtract From Their Workloads? Edutopia
• What’s Missing at School: A Wellness Check for Grown-Ups Medium

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