School nurses are navigators/facilitators for students and families when mental health needs arise. We also serve a strong role in health promotion and prevention. Write a paper wgere you ddress the effect of technology in general (including social media and other media sources) on student’s mental health (K-12), as well as strategies for prevention. Utilize and cite at least 3 sources provided in this module other than your textbook. This post in Psychology Today should help you get started: The Rise of Technology and the Fall of Emotional Intelligence as well as the resources available in your Required Reading for this week. Please address the following in your paper: Describe the impact of technology on anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues as well as health behaviors? Utilize and cite at least 3 sources other than your textbook. Provide an outline of what you would include in a health promotion project for students to address this issue. Besides the general education content, the outline must include specifically: Who students should contact at school if they are having mental health issues? What resources are available locally? Discuss district policies and legal considerations that must be considered in regard to identification and referral. Describe how the message might differ if presenting this topic to parents or staff? Discuss how your information may help reduce the stigma of mental health issues and/or asking for help? Here are the required readings https://www.apa.org/topics/bullying# https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/bullyingresearch/fastfact.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fviolenceprevention%2Fyouthviolence%2Fbullyingresearch%2Findex.html https://www.familyzone.com/anz/families/blog/mean-girls-on-social-media https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/EA-TipSheet-a.pdf My school district is chicago public school
