Adverse childhood events (ACEs) are associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes, and youth in rural Appalachia have been shown to experience disproportionately more ACEs compared to youth elsewhere. During the spring of 2020, our community partners in Johnson County, Tennessee expressed concern for the mental health of youth and educators in their community and identified a need for information on coping skills and stress reduction. With input from local stakeholders, we created a Calm Corner Kit and a Coping Skills Resource Guide with specific coping strategies, stress reduction techniques, and support programs for students, parents and caregivers, and school personnel in the community. An IRB-approved survey of school personnel who utilized our tools found them to be useful, convenient, and easily accessible resources. These positive results warrant future studies to investigate student and parent perceptions of the value of similar interventions in supporting their mental and emotional health.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:asrf-1727 |
| Date | 18 March 2021 |
| Creators | Gardner, Nicole L, Crockett, Stephen A, Guhde, Isabel C, Ray, Araminta A |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | Appalachian Student Research Forum |
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