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Access to stream on demanded ended 11/25/22.

 

“Supporting the mental health of children and youth will require a whole-of-society effort."  

—Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy

 

 

This past March, parents, students, educators, health care professionals, community leaders, and concerned citizens across the country came together to take part in State of the Kids, a virtual conversation to address the mental health emergency among our youth. This event was a galvanizing moment for the movement to collectively envision new paths forward for healthy schools, healthy childhood, and a healthy society.

 

We invite you to listen in and hear from experts and then join in the dialogue! 

Here's how you can participate:

 

 

Step 1:  Watch "State of the Kids" NOTE - access ended 11/25/22 

  • Available on demand - watch at your convenience!
  • Main program begins at 7:40 mark following introduction from film producer, Vicki Abeles
  • View list of featured speakers below.


Step 2:  Review the State of the Kids Toolkit and Resources


Step 3:  Share the information with family and friends


Step 4:  Continue to learn about the topic

 

 

STATE OF THE KIDS Featured Speakers: 


Moderator, Deborah Roberts is a multiple award-winning ABC News journalist and 20/20 correspondent and former talk show host who has traveled the country and the world for her eye-opening reports on 20/20 and World News Tonight. She has also served as an anchor on World News Tonight Weekend and Good Morning America.
 

 

 

 


Dr. Lisa Damour is a youth psychologist recognized and the author of two New York Times best selling books, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood and Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls. She writes about teenagers for the New York Times, co-hosts the Ask Lisa podcast, and appears as a regular contributor to CBS News.

 

 

 

 

Julie Lythcott-Haims is a former Stanford dean, speaker, and the New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult which gave rise to a popular TED Talk. She’s also the author of Your Turn: How to Be an Adult and serves on the boards of Common Sense Media, Black Women’s Health Imperative, Narrative Magazine, and on the Board of Trustees at California College of the Arts.

 

 

 

Rick Weissbourd is a Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His work focuses on vulnerability and resilience in childhood, moral development, and effective schools and services for children. He directs the Human Development and Psychology Program and the Making Caring Common Project, a national effort to promote emotional and social capacities in children. His most recent book is The Parents We Mean to Be: How Well-Intentioned Adults Undermine Children’s Moral and Emotional Development.

 

 

 

Meghna Singh is a Community and Global Public Health student at the University of Michigan, with minors in Spanish and Education. Her passion for mental health advocacy and suicide prevention efforts was sparked after her high school community faced two youth suicide clusters. She currently works as a Student Associate Study Coordinator at the Healthy Minds Network, surveying high school student mental health, well-being, and service utilization nationwide.

 

 

 

Vicki Abeles is a documentary filmmaker, author, and passionate advocate for children and families whose films Race to Nowhere and Beyond Measure, along with her New York Times-bestselling book Beyond Measure, have sparked dialogues across thousands of communities and inspired changes to reimagine healthy schools, healthy childhood, and a healthy society. She is currently the Impact Producer for Chasing Childhood.

 

 

 

 

Presented in partnership with Mercer Island Youth and Family Services and the MI Healthy Youth Initiative.