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Insights from Wisconsin's Youth
Students from nearly 50 high schools convened in April 2025 to advance their local efforts to improve youth wellness. We asked student leaders to share their thoughts on a variety of topics and have published their insights so children's mental health advocates can learn and share!
- Students shared no-nonsense advice on how medical professionals can build trust when discussing topics such as alcohol, diet, self-esteem, and suicide.
- Academic pressure and achievement culture top the list.
- Mental Wellness
- Balance, support, and safety are key elements to a strong foundation in mental wellness.
- Youth Belonging at School
- Youth recommend less judgement and more kind, inclusive school cultures to improve youth belonging at school.
- Starting Early
- High school students agree that addressing mental wellness should start earlier. They share thoughts on how to address it in middle school.
Why is it important to listen to youth?
Find more information on why youth voice is important in our recent Data Bite.
Autism Data Bite & Showcasing Solution
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that some children are born with.
It affects a person’s ability to communicate and connect socially. Autism is on a spectrum so the experience differs for each individual.
Children with autism can have exceptional memory,
attention to detail, academic and artistic talents.
But they are also more likely to experience
loneliness than other children.
Learn about Autism in our new Data Bite.
Acceptional Minds focuses on building executive functioning and life skills in the children they work with. They teach families how to connect and interact as a family unit to help increase effective communication, reduce problem behaviors, and encourage growth and independence. Their ultimate goal is to integrate their clients into the community.
Learn more about this organization which supports families navigating Autism in our newest Showcasing Solutions.
Men's Mental Health Month
Males are nearly four times as likely to die by suicide
compared to females in Wisconsin. Research suggests that healthy, caring, trusting relationships are the
best way to protect boys’ well-being. Positive relationships that model
and encourage boys how to be connected, empathetic and pro-social are
key, especially when modeled by an adult male.
The Fact Sheet examining boys' mental health is available in English, Spanish, and Hmong.