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Implementing Mindfulness To Promote Mental Health In Elementary School Students, Kathleen Dunlap-Demarco
Implementing Mindfulness To Promote Mental Health In Elementary School Students, Kathleen Dunlap-Demarco
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The practice of mindfulness has been around for thousands of years, however; the practice has just become more common in the Western world, and especially in the classroom. The purpose of this paper is to discover how implementing mindfulness promotes mental health in elementary school students. In order to find out just how mindfulness promotes mental health in the elementary classroom, the research that was done involved an extensive literature review on the topic of mindfulness, surveys and interviews with local teachers in the Tri-County area, and also reached out to teachers to be interviewed more in depth. The results …
Promoting Awareness Of Postpartum Mood Disorders, Alexandra Beleche
Promoting Awareness Of Postpartum Mood Disorders, Alexandra Beleche
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
There is now increasing media attention to the potential struggles of mothers in the postpartum period, including postpartum mood disorders. Kleiman and Raskin (2013) report that about 1 in 7 postpartum women suffer from a major depressive disorder. Women who experience postpartum mood disorders often worry they will be judged, misunderstood, or labeled crazy. Therefore, it is crucial that women know about available resources and support for the postpartum period. For my capstone project, I present a workshop on postpartum mental health at the Monterey Birth and Wellness Center. The recipients were women who were pregnant or who recently had …
A Well-Rounded Community: Integrating Arts To Enhance The Mental Health Of Elementary School Students, Hilary Jeanne Little
A Well-Rounded Community: Integrating Arts To Enhance The Mental Health Of Elementary School Students, Hilary Jeanne Little
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Despite the continued funding cuts to arts programs in elementary schools across the country, their benefits to the mental health of students and the community at large are undeniable. This senior capstone research project takes a deeper look into local art programs that are available to elementary school students and the way those programs enhance their mental health. In addition to enhancement of mental health, integration of the arts in any forms and all formats offers a unique way to round out local communities, which are beneficial to all.
Start The Conversation: Teaching High School Students Mental Illness And Stigma, Maria Espinoza
Start The Conversation: Teaching High School Students Mental Illness And Stigma, Maria Espinoza
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
There is an information gap among adolescents regarding mental health knowledge. In order to reduce stigma of mental illness and promote help seeking, there is a need to inform adolescents about mental health as part of overall health, maintaining their mental health, and what to do for themselves and for others who may be affected by issues of depression and anxiety. I created a two-day lesson on mental health that consists of mental illness information, what is stigma, how to reduce mental health stigma, and methods to advocate for better mental health for 11 high school participants from San Benito …
Developing Information On Mental Health And Counseling Services, Katherine Bustamante
Developing Information On Mental Health And Counseling Services, Katherine Bustamante
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Taylor Farms Center for Learning (TFCFL) is an afterschool program, which is located in East Salinas, serving primarily 76% of Hispanic and Latino children and families. Providing various programs to break down barriers for children to experience success. Every year in the United States, up to 20% of children and youth experience a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder but nearly half of all children receive no mental health services. Due to this few agency-sponsored services address this health issue and TFCFL wants to make sure they are offering the right kind of services for their community. This research project will …
Community Development & Engaging Clients At Omni, Christopher Lizaola
Community Development & Engaging Clients At Omni, Christopher Lizaola
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The OMNI Resource Center is a wellness Center in Salinas; OMNI handles workshops and activities for adults who suffer mental health and who are homeless. Too many people with mental health issues don’t have community support. In addition, there has not been any sufficient advocacy for this population. The project will focus on developing connections with OMNI and other local agencies. It shall be preceded by doing surveys to the clients to see what other resource OMNI can provide to its clients. This research project which will contain data collection interviews will allow me to see if all the resources …