TN educators: Your district and the state want your feedback! Check your email for the 2024 #TNEdSurvey and don’t forget to participate by April 26. @TNEdu Tennessee Education Research Alliance (TERA)

Following the SCORE & NashvilleHealth student mental health symposium, SCORE's Nicole Floyd Smith & Marquinta Harvey, PhD of Belmont University Data Collaborative keep the conversation going with a discussion of the data behind student well-being on FoxNashville.
Watch: youtu.be/QJrHPyQBezs?si…

Thanks to PIE Network for inviting SCORE’s Jamia Stokes to discuss our work to strengthen TN’s longitudinal data system & increase access to education-to-work data through public dashboards. This work will help ensure students earn credentials that lead to economic independence.

We’re grateful to have students Oliver Orellana from @Lipscomb & Maya Cole from Tennessee State University take part in our event today. They & the many students across TN deserve our best efforts to ensure their mental well-being & academic success. Thanks, Oliver & Maya! #ConnectingTheDotsTN

Thanks to our partner NashvilleHealth, our host Lipscomb University, our speakers, & guests. Be sure to read the #ConnectingTheDotsTN report, a joint effort from SCORE, Belmont University Data Collaborative, & NashvilleHealth: tnscore.org/sdm_downloads/…

In closing, Bill Frist, M.D. encourages us to continue to prioritize student mental health and to keep this conversation going. #ConnectingTheDotsTN

Spark Session panel: Bill Frist, M.D. leads Vanderbilt University's Carolyn Heinrich, Carrie James of Center for Digital Thriving, Communities In Schools's Bill Milliken & Lipscomb University's Dr. Douglas Ribeiro in a discussion of how ed systems can identify, prevent, & offer support for mental health issues. #ConnectingTheDotsTN

Spark Sessions: Dr. Douglas Ribeiro, assoc. professor of psychology Lipscomb University, recommends a reimagining of our health care system to an integrated system that better supports mental health & closes access gaps to both physical & mental health services. #ConnectingTheDotsTN

Spark Sessions: Bill Milliken discusses how Communities In Schools is working to support students through the “Five Basics.” #ConnectingTheDotsTN

Spark Sessions: Carrie James of Harvard’s Center for Digital Thriving highlights the impact of social media on students’ mental health and discusses the concept of “digital agency.” #ConnectingTheDotsTN

Spark Sessions: Carolyn Heinrich of Vanderbilt University discusses how Tennessee schools are working to improve children's mental health. #ConnectingTheDotsTN

Panel: TN Dept of Education's Lori Paisley, Valor Collegiate's j daren dickson, John Lane of SHEEO, BRIDGES USA's Dana Wilson, & marykay wishneski of Sandy Hook Promise discuss how to promote awareness of mental health resources, decrease the stigma, & better support educators. #ConnectingTheDotsTN

Morton highlights five ways we can better support student well-being in an education setting. Anxious Nation #ConnectingTheDotsTN

Morton cites a November 2023 survey of college students in the US and Canada. It reveals some startling statistics about students' mental health. Anxious Nation #ConnectingTheDotsTN

Our keynote speaker Laura Morton wrote & produced the film Anxious Nation — a documentary exploring how anxiety is impacting young people. She is sharing an overview of the documentary's findings on the widespread nature of anxiety. anxiousnation.com #ConnectingTheDotsTN

When it comes to supporting mental health, Selina Sparkman of Bledsoe Co. Schools notes that 'mental health for teachers is just as important as mental health for students.' #ConnectingTheDotsTN

SCORE’s David Mansouri leads Senator Raumesh Akbari, Brian Noland Brian Noland, Selina Sparkman of Bledsoe Co. Schools, & TDMHSAS Commissioner Marie Williams in a discussion of how TN has addressed student mental health challenges so far & strategies we should use going forward. #ConnectingTheDotsTN

.NashvilleHealth's Mark H. Yancy, MPH welcomes Mandy (Pellegrin) Spears for highlights from a recent The Sycamore Institute report. She’ll explain how programs & services in TN are supporting student mental health with prevention, early intervention, & treatment. sycamoreinstitutetn.org/child-mental-h… #ConnectingTheDotsTN