Youth Mental Health Report

Hello SEOW Group Members,

We have completed the Youth Mental Health report and are excited to get it disseminated into the community! Please share this document with any agencies and email lists you know may benefit from current statistics on youth mental health, prevent efforts in Virginia aimed at protecting mental health, and resources available to Virginia communities.

There are many ways your organization can utilize this report including:

• adding to your resource banks

• posting on your website

• embedding in newsletters or bulletins

• using as supplemental educational tools

This report is public so please feel free to share outside of work (e.g., at child’s school PTA)!

The report is attached and is also available at Our Work — Virginia SEOW . Below we have attached a “blurb” to use as a guide when sending the report to agencies and partners. Feel free to edit to your specific needs.

Hello [Partner/Organization]

In efforts to increase awareness around youth mental health in Virginia, the Virginia State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) has developed the report Youth Mental Health in Virginia: Prevention and Stigma Reduction Efforts to be shared across the state. The SEOW is facilitated by OMNI Institute in partnership with Virginia’s DBHDS through a SAMHSA grant. The report focuses on:

• The status of youth mental health in Virginia including trends over time and barriers to receiving help

• Enhancing youth protective factors and educational programs

• Fighting Stigma and Getting Help including local resources

The report is available at Our Work — Virginia SEOW . If you have any specific questions about the report, please reach out to VirginiaSEOW@omni.org.

Thank you, and please reach out if you have any questions!