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From YouTube: Teen Talk Mental Health
Description
On this episode of Teen Talk, Camryn talks with Ryan Voegtlin with Student Services, Wellness Teacher and recent Teacher of the Year winner Mary Kay Connerton, and a variety of students as they discuss topics related to mental health.
A
A
Hey
there
aecps,
my
name
is
Cameron
and
welcome
to
team
talk.
This
is
a
show
for
students
by
students,
and
today's
episode
is
all
about
Wellness.
May
is
mental
health
awareness
month
this
month
is
an
opportunity
to
talk
about
mental
health
as
well
as
educate
others
about
the
importance
of
Wellness.
The
Teen
Talk
team
and
I
had
the
opportunity
to
visit
Teacher
of
the
Year,
miss
connerton's
wellness
club
at
Annapolis
High,
to
ask
students
what
Wellness
means
to
them
and
see
how
they
spread
mental
health
awareness
in
their
school.
B
A
C
So
this
club
started
actually
eight
years
ago,
as
my
first
year
here
and
I
was
serving
as
an
alternative
one
teacher,
and
it
was
my
opportunity
to
showcase
the
first
yoga
class
offered
within
the
district
and,
as
kids
were
coming
into
my
class,
and
it
was
almost
like
we
couldn't
get
out
of
class
because
we
wanted
to
linger
and
talk.
We
just
started
meeting
during
lunch
time
and
then,
by
the
end
of
the
year
we
were
like.
Okay,
let's
have
a
wellness
club.
This
is
this.
Is
our
wellness
club
and
it
just
grew.
C
It
was
totally
Grassroots
and
really
it
was
then
the
following
year,
my
second
year
here
that
I
could
see
how
Annapolis
wanted
more
than
just
the
yoga
class,
and
so
it
was
really
through
the
club
that
we
started
spreading
the
word
more
of
different
community
events
and
ways
that
we
were
going
to
support
teachers
and
students
throughout
the
school
day.
That.
A
C
Personally
from
my
experience
of
practicing
yoga
meditation
for
at
that
point,
like
17
years,
I
knew
that
it
could
offer
people
the
time
and
the
space
to
really
ground
and
connect
themselves
during
a
time
when
we
really
struggled
with
that
as
a
society.
So
it
was
really
critical
that
in
those
lessons
we
began
each
one
with
having
a
moment
for
ourselves
and
that's
why
we
had
the
mindful
moments.
So
it
was
a
great
transition
for
our
students
and
also
a
great
opportunity
for
them
to
see
that
they
could
really
embed
it
in
their
day-to-day
I.
A
E
A
E
Me
personally,
I've
dealt
with
I
think
my
mental
health
issues,
like
you
know,
battling
whether
or
not
I
should
stay
here.
Sorry,
but
what
I've
been
doing
is
journaling
meditating
just
taking
time
for
myself
to
practice.
Self-Care
and
I
think
it's
important
for
students
to
do
that,
so
that
they
could
I'm
trying
to
find
my
word
for
it.
So
they
can
adapt
from
what
they're
going
through
and
just
like
have
some
sort
of
healthy
Habit
to
go
over
it
or
it's
kind
of
like
talk
it
out
with
family
members.
E
F
Think
to
me
it
means
just
being
able
to
take
care
of
yourself
and
being
able
to
acknowledge
the
things
that
you
need
at
any
given
moment
and
tell
people
what
you
need,
because
sometimes
you
can't
do
everything
for
yourself.
You
need
help
so
being
able
to
know
what
you
need
for
yourself
and
your
own.
Mental
health
is
important.
I.
F
It's
because
every
student
has
different
needs.
Every
student
has
different
things
that
they
go
through
in
their
personal
lives
at
home,
so
I
think
school
can
become
overwhelming
or
like
just
another
added
stress,
so
being
able
to
identify
your
needs
as
a
student
and
especially
in
school,
have
people
that
you
can
turn
to
it
can
really
help
State
you
stay
successful
and
help
you
be
on
the
right
track.
G
D
A
That's
awesome,
thank
you
so
much
Leon.
It
was
so
fun
visiting
the
Annapolis
High
Wellness
Club
this
month.
Thank
you
to
all
the
students
involved
for
their
dedication
to
Wellness
in
their
school
community
and
throughout
aacps
when
we
come
back
we'll
hear
from
Mr
Bogan
from
the
aacps
division
of
student
services,
but
first,
let's
take
a
moment
to
hear
from
students
in
the
one
love
clubs
throughout
the
county
as
they
talk
to
us
about
healthy
relationships.
I
Walking
away
from
that
health
class
I've
just
learned
so
much
about
the
aspects
to
a
healthy
relationship
and
an
unhealthy
relationship
and
I've
also
learned
how
much
that
also
applies,
like
friendships
and
other
different
relationships.
You
have
with
your
like
teachers
and
peers,
so
I
chose
I,
helped
co-found
One
Love
at
South,
River,
High
School
with
Anna
and
Jesse
Jessica,
and
it
was
because
I
felt
like
it
was
really
important
for
teens
my
age,
especially
now
to
be
educated
on
the
topic
and
I
was
just
automatically
very
engaged
with
it.
What.
J
Project
or
activity
you've
completed
through
this
club,
it's
the
one,
love
dedication
game
that
we
hosted
and
I
really
like
this
activity.
We
did
because
we
were
able
to
make
flyers
and
spread
awareness
about
one
Love's
message
and
about
the
healthy
and
healthy
signs
which
allowed
people
to
understand
our
cause,
which
caused
them
to
purchase
our
one
t-shirts
that
we
designed
to
support
our
fundraiser,
and
then
everyone
came
out
to
the
game,
who
bought
a
shirt
and
other
people
who
didn't
end
up
buying
shirts,
and
it
was
a
really
good
cause.
J
K
Your
school
Community
I
feel
as
though
starting
this
club.
We
have
really
been
advocating
people
to
come
to
us
if
they
have
problems,
because
you,
if
you
learn
the
signs
and
you
start
acknowledging
the
signs
and
seeing
what's
wrong
and
what's
right
and
you
and
you
have
a
feeling
that
you
maybe
want
to
leave
a
relationship
where
there's
problems
within
your
relationship.
L
4.
one
in
three
women,
one
and
two
men
and
one
and
two
trans
and
non-binary
people-
will
experience
intimate
relationship
violence
in
their
lifetime,
but
I
also
think
it's
important
I
learned
this
in
well.
I
didn't
really
learn
it
I
kind
of
already
knew
it,
but
one
love
makes
a
point
to
say:
a
hundred
percent
of
people
are
in
relationships
and
at
my
first
meeting
this
year,
I
made
a
point
to
be
like:
okay,
raise
your
hand
if
you
have
a
girlfriend
or
boyfriend
or
a
significant
other
okay.
L
Well
people,
some
people
didn't
raise
their
hands.
So,
okay,
raise
your
hand.
If
you
have
a
friend,
okay,
some
people
just
didn't
raise
their
hand
because
they're
being
I,
don't
know
weird,
but
then
I
was
like.
Okay,
are
you
on
a
sports
team?
Are
you
in
the
band?
Are
you
in
the
drama
company?
Do
you
have
any
siblings
your
parents?
L
What's
right,
what's
wrong,
how
to
treat
others
and
how
to
treat
yourself
so
that
we
can
educate
to
avoid
abuse
in
our
futures,
but
also
right
now,
if
you
think
about
it,
there's
obviously
victims
but
there's
also
abusers
out
in
the
world,
and
if
you
can
know
at
a
young
age
how
to
avoid
abuse,
it
can
stop
you
from
becoming
one
either
end
of
the
spectrum.
So
I
think
it's
incredibly
important,
especially
high
school
kids
going
into
college
and
the
experiences
that
are
inevitable
in
college
I.
A
A
M
I'm,
the
director
of
student
services,
as
you
said,
and
that
this
is
my
sixth
school
year
in
that
position
and
in
this
position,
I
oversee
school,
counselors,
School,
psychologists,
School,
social
work
and
pupil
Personnel
workers
and
then
also
we
have
I
oversee
a
partnership.
That's
called
expanded,
school-based
mental
health,
but
we
have
a
partnership
with
five
clinical
Community
Counseling
agencies
that
have
therapists
and
about
110
of
our
schools.
So
I
support
that
program
to
make
sure
that
those
services
are
being
provided.
M
A
M
Yeah,
as
I
said
before,
when
it
comes
to
mental
health,
supports
our
school
couns,
your
school
counselor,
your
school
psychologist,
your
school
social
worker
or
your
personal
worker
they're,
going
to
be
the
ones
that
you're
really
going
to
rely
on
as
as
students
to
support
you.
But
we
also
have
a
number
of
programs
that
that
we
have
in
in
schools
that
that
support
students,
one
of
the
biggest
things
that
we
do
is
we
do
have
a
a
Pre-K
to
12
social,
emotional
learning
and
wellness
curriculum
that
supports
students.
M
Our
Pre-K
to
Aid
is
through
second
step
and,
and
then
our
our
9
through
12
is
our
Wellness
curriculum
that
we
partner
with
Johns
Hopkins
University
to
create
Wellness
lessons
for
our
high
school
students.
We,
as
I
said
before
we
have
our
expanded
school-based
mental
health,
where
we
have
therapy
in
the
building
to
break
down
barriers
for
for
students
with
Transportation
or
evening
hours
or
weekends.
Kids
can
see
a
therapist
in
the
building.
M
During
the
school
day,
we
have
a
number
of
schools
that
do
mental
health
clubs,
whether
it's
like
the
one
love
club
or
just
Wellness
clubs,
or
we
have
a
couple
called
student
Alliance
for
flourishing-
that
is
in
eight
of
our
schools.
So
so
we
we
fund
a
lot
of
those
programs
to
support
those
programs.
We
have
a
partnership
with
attendance
Works
around
reducing
chronic
absenteeism,
so
those
are
just
a
few
of
the
student
services
supports
that
we
have
and
some
of
the
programs
that
that
we're
providing
in
the
schools
so.
A
M
So
we
we
formed
a
group
of
comprised
of
a
variety
of
different
individuals
from
Child
serving
agencies
throughout
the
county
and
the
school
system,
and
we've
really
looked
at.
Why?
What
were
some
of
the
things
that
were
impacting
kids
and
then
what?
What
are
some
of
the
things
that
we
could
do
to
put
in
place
to
support
them?
And
we're
are
still
doing
that
work
to
this
day,
we
give
a
quarterly
update
to
the
county
executive
and
the
superintendent
on
some
of
the
initiatives
that
we
have.
M
A
lot
of
the
grant
funds
that
we
got
through
through
Esser
through
federal
funds
has
allowed
us
to
do
some
of
that
work
that
we
we
had
talked
about
during
the
mental
health
task
force,
so
that
I
think
that's
the
thing
that
stands
out
to
most
the
most
to
me
and
and
something
that
I'm
most
proud
of
in
terms
of
that
collaborative
work
around
mental
health.
That.
A
M
Question
so
one
of
the
things
you
know
we're
talking
about
Grant
funds,
one
of
the
things
we've
been
able
to
fund
through
our
some
of
these
Grant
funds
that
we
have
is
each
high
school
has
a
College
and
Career
advisor.
That's
something
we
didn't
have
before
our
school
counselors
our
high
school
counselors
do
a
lot
of
work
around
career
in
college
as
well
as
mental
health,
but
these
College
and
Career
advisors
specifically
support
students
around
researching
colleges.
What
is
the
application
process?
M
Look
like
what
are
the
things
things
you
need
to
do
to
get
ready.
They
help
with
the
FAFSA
forms.
They
support
parents,
they
do
some
parent
education.
They
even
engage
in
some
field
trips
to
to
different
universities
and
colleges,
and
it's
really
been
a
nice
support
for
students
as
well
as
parents.
You
know,
especially
our
9th
and
10th
grade.
Students
are
just
getting
into
the
College
and
Career
exploration
process.
We
look
to
continue.
A
M
Yeah
definitely
I
mean
parents
pay
private
agencies
to
do
this
work.
So
so
it's
it's
awesome
that
we
can
provide
that
in
the
school
free
of
charge,
especially
kids
that
maybe
they're
the
first
person
in
their
family
to
go
to
college
and
and
haven't
navigated,
that
before
parents
haven't
navigated.
So
it's
a
really
great
resource
and
support.
So
we're
proud
to
have
that.
A
M
So
we
do
have
two
programs.
We
did
see
this
as
a
gap
when
we
were
doing
some
of
the
work
in
the
mental
health
task
force
that
there
was.
There
wasn't
a
lot
of
there
weren't
a
lot
of
places.
Kids
could
go
when
they
had
a
substance,
use
challenge
they
can
go
to
their
school
counselor.
Of
course,
our
school
counselors
are
trained
in
a
number
of
different
mental
health
areas,
but
but
we
didn't
have
someone
who
has
really
dedicated
when
it
comes
to
substance
use.
M
So
two
programs
that
we've
been
able
to
put
in
place
one
is
in
partnership
with
the
Department
of
Health.
It's
called
the
star
program,
screening
teens,
access
to
recovery.
We
started
that
in
high
school
and
that's
really
it's.
If
a
kid
is
having
a
substance
use
challenge,
they
can
go
to
the
the
health
Suite
in
the
nurse's
office
and
ask
for
a
free
screening
on
substance
use
and
they
will
get
connected
over
a
iPad.
With
someone,
a
clinician
from
the
Adolescent
and
Family
Services
in
the
health
department
and
they'll.
M
And
then
we
like
to
connect
them
after
the
screening
with
their
with
their
family
because
they
do
need
that
support
with
their
family.
If
they're
struggling
through
some
of
this,
so
the
star
program
is
one
program
and
then
we
also
were
able
to
partner
with
Thrive
Behavioral
Health
and
create
What's
called
the
substance,
use
invention
and
intervention
team.
So
we
we
have
two
substance:
addictions,
clinicians
addiction,
slash
mental
health
clinicians
who
work
in
in
the
schools.
One
is
like
the
northern
part
of
the
county.
M
One
is
the
southern
part
of
the
county
and
a
school
counselor
school
psychologists,
school
school,
social
worker.
A
nurse
or
PBW
can
fill
out
a
form
or
referral
form
and
then
a
student.
This
addictions
counselor,
will
meet
with
the
school
and
the
student
to
get
an
understanding
of
what
their
needs
are.
We
do
have
to
have
parent
permission
if
they're
going
to
be
seen
in
the
school,
but
it's
been
a
great
resource.
They
can
do
some
brief
solution.
Focus
focused
therapy
around
substance
use
in
the
school
building.
M
If
it's
more
severe,
they
can
connect
them
the
resources
outside
the
school
building,
and
these
are
things
that
we've
had
in
the
past.
But
then
we
lost
funding
so
we're
able
to
get
this
again,
and
we
just
hope
that
this
is
something
more
permanent,
because
we
see
the
needs
that
kids
have
and
the
program's
been
so
popular.
We
have
a
wait
list
right
now,
so
wow,
so
we
really
see
the
needs
that
kids
have
when
it
comes
to
substance,
use
and
specifically
getting
getting
treatment
around
substance
use
challenges.
A
M
Yeah,
so
mobile
crisis
is
a
an
amazing
partner
with
us,
so
they're
the
crisis
response
system
and
people
mostly
know
them
as
mobile
crisis,
and
they
have
What's
called
the
warm
line.
The
warm
line
is
a
is
a
24
7
line
that
anyone
can
call
it's
410-768-5522
and
they
can
call
at
any
time
to
just
talk
through
challenges.
M
They're
having
you,
don't
have
to
be
in
crisis
to
call
or
you
can
call
when
you
are
in
crisis
and
then
they
have
a
mobile
unit,
so
they
have
clinicians
that
will
go
out
to
houses,
go
out
to
schools
and
they
also
have
what's
called
this
Crisis
Intervention
team.
That's
a
clinician
as
well
as
a
police
officer,
who's
trained
in
mental
health.
They
wear
a
soft
police
uniform
so
like
a
baby
blue
polo
and
they
will
go
as
a
team
to
go
to
houses
to
schools,
whatever
the
situation
might
lead
them.
M
So
our
partnership
is
huge
because
we,
our
schools,
call
mobile
crisis
a
lot.
If
we
have
a
kid
who's,
having
some
suicidal
ideation
or
suicidal
behaviors,
that's
pretty
extreme
and
we
need
some
extra
support.
We
may
call
A
team
out
to
support
that
student
and
that
family.
If
we
have
a
student,
that's
engaging
in
threats
of
harm
to
others.
We
may
ask
them
for
their
support
and
they
even
students
that
especially
some
of
our
younger
kids
that
are
engaging
in
some
behavioral
challenges.
That's
Behavior!
That's
kind
of
it's
there.
M
It's
disrupted
to
the
classroom,
to
the
point
where
we
need
some
extra
support.
We
will
call
that
team
in
and
they
will
guide
us
and
help
de-escalate
the
behaviors.
So
we
do
call
them
a
lot
for
that.
They
help
us
connect
with
families.
They
go
out
and
do
home
visits,
so
they
really
are
there
for
support
and
then
one
other
thing
that
they
do.
M
If
we
do
have
a
trauma
in
our
County,
a
student
passes
away
or
a
staff
member
passes
away,
they
will
come
out
and
help
us
support
the
school
around
that
trauma
response
because
that's
obviously
a
very
traumatic
for
school
community.
So
they
provide
extra
clinicians
to
support
our
clinicians.
They
provide
support
for
staff
and
and
that
there's
just
an
all-around,
great
partner
and
and
we've
really
built
that
partnership
and
grown
it
over
the
over
the
number
of
years.
You
know
the
last
probably
five
to
ten
years.
M
Excellent
question
so
I
would
say
like
a
mobile
crisis,
they
they
would
call
the
warm
on
the
number
I
gave
you
up.
They
wanted
to
connect
some
of
the
programs.
Not
all
the
programs,
like
not
all
schools
have
a
mental
health
club.
So
if
they
do
have
a
mental
health
club,
they
can
reach
out
to
their
counselor.
Ask
about
that
and
if
they
want
to
start
one,
they
can
actually
start
a
mental
health
club.
M
If
the
substance
use
programs
there
at
every
school,
the
social,
emotional
learning
and
wellness
curriculum
that's
at
every
school.
Some
of
the
work
we
do
around
attendance
is
just
at
certain
schools.
We
focus
on
schools
that
have
some
chronic
attendance
concerns
and
challenges,
but
I
would
say
any
any
student
services
or
mental
health
initiative
reach
out
to
your
school
counselor.
M
First,
they're
really
your
first
line
of
support
and
then
and
then,
if,
if
you
want
to
start
something
they're,
also
a
person,
you
can
go
to
to
get
some
ideas
on
how
to
start
something
at
your
school,
because
I
feel,
like
any
initiative,
really
has
to
start
with
students,
because
they're
the
ones
that
are
gonna,
engage
in
it
and
they're
the
ones
that
need
that
support.
So
if
you
have
an
idea,
definitely
come
to
your
school
counselor
and
they'll
help
you
yeah.
D
A
M
M
Think
if,
if
the
crisis
text
line
is
is
an
excellent
resource,
that
is
a
line
you
you
text
home
to
741
741
and
they
will
connect
you
to
a
a
a
crisis
counselor
right
over
the
right
over
your
text
and-
and
you
can
have
a
conversation
and
they'll,
get
you
connected
to
resources.
I
think
if
it's
a
crisis
in
school
go
to
a
trusted
adult
your
counselors
are
obviously
there
to
help
you.
M
So
if
you're
a
friend
know
that
those
things
are
there
for
you
to
help
your
friend
and
it's
okay,
even
if
they
tell
you
not
to
tell
someone,
sometimes
you
got
to
break
their
confidence
to
realize
if
they're
in
trouble,
they
need
the
help
of
beyond
what
you
can
do
and
they
need
the
help
of
an
adult
and
they'll
they'll.
Thank
you
later.
A
M
One
takeaway
I
think
my
number
one
takeaway
for
kids
is
it's
okay
to
not
be
okay
right,
we're
all
going
through
a
lot
of
stuff.
That's
you
know,
life
is
is
is
tougher
than
it
was
when
I
was
when
I
was
a
high
school
student
and
it
was
tough
back
then
so
it's
okay
not
to
be
okay
and
and
not
to
keep
those
things
inside
to
reach
out
to
the
people.
We
have
a
lot
of
people
here
who
want
to
help
adults
and
and
your
friends
they.
M
You
know
if
you
know
someone
who
needs
help,
reach
out
to
adults,
we're
here
to
help
you,
and
there
are
a
lot
of
supports.
There
are
a
lot
more
supports
in
schools
around
mental
health
today
than
there
were
when
I
was
in
high
school.
So
so
my
my
takeaway
is
reach
out
for
help.
It's
okay,
having
mental
health
challenges
or
or
emotional
challenges,
there's
nothing
to
be
ashamed
of
when
it
comes
to
that
those
things
are
okay
and
just
reach
out
for
help.
It's.
A
Well,
thank
you
so
much
Mr
Vogel
and
you
have
been
an
absolutely
incredible
guest
I,
want
to
thank
all
of
the
students
and
staff
that
took
the
time
to
speak
to
me
about
mental
health
and
wellness
today.
Remember
if
you
or
someone
you
know
is
struggling,
you
have
resources
available
to
you
right
now
in
your
school
buildings,
you
can
make
an
appointment
with
your
counselor
contact.
The
internal
County
warm
line
at
410-768-5522
text
home
to
741-741
or
call
1-833-md
be
safe
to
anonymously
report
a
safety
or
mental
health
concern.