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Increasing Depression And Anxiety Awareness In High School, Hannah Pesina
Increasing Depression And Anxiety Awareness In High School, Hannah Pesina
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This project was focused on the lack of mental health awareness curriculum in high school. Due to students having lack of education in high school, this created many barriers between students and academics, as well as students receiving the proper resources. This project focuses on adolescents in STEM. When adolescents gain the proper knowledge and awareness on Depression and Anxiety, they are more open to being able to identify the warning signs within ones self as well as being able to promote mental health well-being.
Increasing Knowledge Of Benefits Of Pursuing Higher Education For First-Generation Latino High School Students, Enid Donato-Arellano
Increasing Knowledge Of Benefits Of Pursuing Higher Education For First-Generation Latino High School Students, Enid Donato-Arellano
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Many first-generation, Latino high school youth do not receive enough information about the importance of higher education. These students lack the knowledge of resources and support to continue their education after high school. There is a lack of knowledge amongst first-generation Latino students about the process of applying to schools they could possibly attend after graduation. A recurring obstacle first-generation Latino youth face is the concern of not being able to afford college. First-generation Latino youth may feel they do not fit into the U.S. college culture and therefore do not think of themselves as college-bound or having a higher …