Mental health plays a crucial role in the overall well-being of students. It impacts everything from how they interact with others and their self-confidence, to their success in school. To support student mental health and school engagement, Colorado Youth for…
Before we dig deeper into Imposter Syndrome and how it impacts so many of us, let’s tweak our language. We’ll call this topic the Imposter Phenomenon, because a “syndrome” is often associated with diseases and used for rare conditions in…
When it comes to youth and technology, America is experiencing moral panic. Jonathan Haidt’s new book, The Anxious Generation, has amped up the alarms over social media and mental health. Other researchers, most notably Candice Odgers, offer a competing view…
We all want to matter in the world. The feeling is universal. In Belonging: A Culture of Place, bell hooks wrote, “I dreamed about a culture of belonging. I still dream that dream. I contemplate what our lives would be…
Quick. Close your eyes. You’re back in high school at a large, traditional school. But you’re struggling to attend, because you work until midnight most days. You don’t feel like you belong because of your identity. And it’s hard to…