Curated research and resources for supporting students.
Student Stress and Anxiety
- Addressing The Anxiety Wave In Schools Getting Smart
- Anxiety, Depression, Less Sleep … and Poor Academic Performance? EducationNext
- How to Turn Everyday Stress Into ‘Optimal Stress’ McKinsey Accelerate
- Is Entrepreneurship the Antidote to Student Anxiety? Getting Smart
- Lowering Stress During the College Admissions Process OpenLiteracy
- Overscheduling kids’ lives causes depression and anxiety, study finds KQED
- Pressure on Students in High-Achieving Schools Authentic Connections
- Student Resilience Survey: Findings & Recommendations Authentic Connections
- The Dark Side of Rigor NAIS
- Understanding Anxiety and the Brain for Middle School and Upper School Students ISM
- We Drastically Underestimate the Importance of Brain Breaks Edutopia
- When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic and What We Can Do About It: An Interview with Jennifer Wallace SAIS
Social Emotional Learning
- Educators Find Strategies Fostering SEL, Play for Young Students Education Dive
- How a Social Emotional Learning Book Club Can Cut Across Cliques and Connect Kids KQED
- Is social-emotional learning effective? New meta-analysis adds to evidence, but debate persists KQED
- Navigating SEL programs from the Inside Out Wallace Foundation
- Schools Prioritizing Social-Emotional Learning See Strong Academic Benefits The 74
- Supporting Students with SEL Strategies The Learning Accelerator
- Using Common Tech Tools to Support Social and Emotional Learning Edutopia
- Using Explicit Instruction to Foster SEL Edutopia
- Where Does Social-Emotional Learning Go Next? Education Week
- Yes, Petting a Guinea Pig Can Be SEL, if It’s Done Effectively Education Next
Students and Social Media
- Age of First Smartphone/Tablet and Mental Wellbeing Outcomes Sapien Labs
- Helping Teens Navigate the Tricky World of Too Much Tech Edutopia
- How Social Media Supports Student Well-Being The Social Institute
- Is Social Media Addiction A Real Thing? Screenagers
- New report says restricting social media access can help kids … but only sometimes Today
- New Study on Girls’ Social Media Use TechnoSapiens
- Psychologists Issue Health Advisory for Teens and Social Media NPR
- Social Media and Youth Mental Health US Surgeon General
- Strengthening Teen Digital Well-Being Harvard GSE
- The Dorito Theory: Encouraging Students to Strike a Balance with Social Media The Social Institute
- The Pressure to be Perfect: How Social Media Can Affect Students’ Body Image The Social Institute
- The Truth About Teens, Social Media and the Mental Health Crisis NPR
- What Social Media Really Does to Kids’ Brains Slate
For School Counselors
- A Different Way to Think About Student Success Culture Study
- Advocacy for Mental Health in Schools Starts With Us EdPost
- Are the Kids All Right? How to Check in on Their Mental Health EdSurge
- Back to School: School Counselors ASCA
- Critical Implications for Student Well-Being (webinar recording) SAIS
- From Idea to Action: 5 Strategies to Build Students’ Relationships Christensen Institute
- How Writing ‘Letters to Strangers’ Helps Students Who Need Mental Health Support EdSurge
- Mental Health Crisis Plans SAIS
- Mental Health Toolkit for Schools (webinar recording) SAIS
- Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation US Surgeon General
- Research Insights: Using Data to Measure Student Well-Being NAIS
- School Wellness Trends You Can’t Ignore (webinar recording) SAIS
- Student Wellness Programs SAIS
- Teaching Face-to-Face Communication Skills as Preventative Care for Teens’ Mental Health Real Discussion
- What Is Student Well-Being, and How Do We Create the Conditions to Support It in Our Schools? Getting Smart
- Why All Teachers Need Training in Mental Health and Social Work EdSurge
Wellness for School Leaders and Educators
- Addressing Systemic Burnout: A Two-Pronged Approach for Leaders and Teachers Novak Education
- A New Way To Think About Work-Life Balance Edutopia
- Complete the Stress Cycle Brené Brown
- Create (Better) Culture: The Keys to Wellbeing and Leadership Center for Creative Leadership
- Improving the K-12 Teacher Experience Gallup
- Prioritizing Workplace Mental Health McKinsey
- School Leaders: It’s Time for a Wellbeing Self-Assessment ASCD
- Teachers and students are not okay right now. More mental health training would help Hechinger
- Wellness: The Road We All Need To Travel One Schoolhouse
- What Can Teachers Subtract From Their Workloads? Edutopia
- What’s Missing at School: A Wellness Check for Grown-Ups Medium