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Big Bear students present ACEs survey, urge board to create youth council and fund safe youth spaces
Summary
High school students in the All Children Thrive (ACT) program presented findings from a 540-response community needs assessment about adverse childhood experiences and asked the Big Bear Valley Unified School Board to continue welcoming youth input, dedicate resources for safe youth spaces, and support forming a youth council.
Angelica Rodriguez, a peer and family advocate with the MoneyGAD project, and a team of Big Bear high school students presented results of a community needs assessment and urged the Big Bear Valley Unified School District board to expand youth input and support local resources for mental health and safe activities.
The students said the ACT (All Children Thrive) project collected 540 survey responses and that roughly 230 came from middle- and high-school students. "About 1 in 3 youth reported prolonged sadness or hopelessness lasting two weeks or more in the past year," the presentation said. The students reported other findings including that 68 percent of youth said they know where to get help and that "1 in 5 youth do not know where to turn for mental health support." The presenters asked for board support to "continue to…
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