CARING FOR OUR KIDS - SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH IN THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE

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Hearing materials from the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families examine adolescent mental health and the need for support during the transition from high school to college. The record highlights the scope of adolescent mental health challenges, including the prevalence of mental, developmental, or behavioral disorders and pandemic-related burdens. It emphasizes early onset of symptoms by age 14 and frames high school as a critical intervention point, alongside policy and community investments for school-based mental health services.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages77

Reading Time3 h 14 min

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Statements

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Committee Members

Opening statement

Witnesses

Prepared statement

Additional Material

S. HRG. 117–557 CARING FOR OUR KIDS: SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH IN THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON EXAMINING CARING FOR OUR KIDS, FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH IN THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE NOVEMBER 30, 2022 Printed for the use of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ( Available via the World Wide Web: [http://www.govinfo.gov](http://www.govinfo.gov) U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 51–557 PDF WASHINGTON : 2024 COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS PATTY MURRAY, Washington, Chair BERNIE SANDERS (I), Vermont ROBERT P. CASEY, JR., Pennsylvania TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut TIM KAINE, Virginia MAGGIE HASSAN, New Hampshire TINA SMITH, Minnesota JACKY ROSEN, Nevada BEN RAY LUJAN, New Mexico JOHN HICKENLOOPER, Colorado RICHARD BURR, North Carolina, Ranking Member RAND PAUL, M.D., Kentucky SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine BILL CASSIDY, M.D., Louisiana LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska MIKE BRAUN, Indiana ROGER MARSHALL, M.D., Kansas TIM SCOTT, South Carolina MITT ROMNEY, Utah TOMMY TUBERVILLE, Alabama JERRY MORAN, Kansas EVAN T. SCHATZ, Staff Director DAVID P. CLEARY, Republican Staff Director JOHN RIGHTER, Deputy Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ROBERT P. CASEY, JR., Pennsylvania, Chairman BERNIE SANDERS (I), Vermont CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut TIM KAINE, Virginia MAGGIE HASSAN, New Hampshire TINA SMITH, Minnesota JOHN HICKENLOOPER, Colorado PATTY MURRAY, Washington (ex officio) BILL CASSIDY, M.D., Louisiana MITT ROMNEY, Utah SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska JERRY MORAN, Kansas ROGER MARSHALL, M.D., Kansas TOMMY TUBERVILLE, Alabama RICHARD BURR, North Carolina (ex officio) (II) C O N T E N T S STATEMENTS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2022 Page COMMITTEE MEMBERS Casey, Hon. Robert, Chairman, Subcommittee on Children and Families, Opening statement ............................................................................................... 1 Cassidy, Hon. Bill, Ranking Member, a U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana, Opening statement .................................................................................. 3 WITNESSES Hoover, Sharon, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Co-Director of the National Center for School Mental Health, Univ ersity of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD ................................................................................ 6 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 8 Wright, Curtis, Ed.D., Vice President of Student Affairs, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA ........................................................................... 16 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 18 Summary statement ......................................................................................... 21 Weiss, Ashley, D.O., M.P.H., Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA ....................... 23 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 26 Williams, Brooklyn, high school senior and founder of the Chill Club, Pittsburgh, PA .............................................................................................................. 28 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 29 ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Statements, articles, publications, letters, etc. Casey, Hon. Robert: Excerpt From the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health ............. 49

FAQs

What is the main focus of the hearing record?

The hearing focuses on supporting mental health as adolescents transition from high school to college.

Why is high school described as a critical intervention point?

Because many individuals who later develop mental health conditions begin showing symptoms by about age 14.

What challenges does the record highlight for adolescent mental health?

It notes the high prevalence of mental, developmental, or behavioral disorders and describes additional strain from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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