1N5 of Us: Changing the Mental Health Landscape

Ep. 20 - Academic Impact on Mental Health

January 07, 2021 Erin Horn Season 1 Episode 20
1N5 of Us: Changing the Mental Health Landscape
Ep. 20 - Academic Impact on Mental Health
Show Notes

For our twentieth episode, we connect with Dr. Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd, and discuss the work he is doing on the impact school structure and workload have on students’ mental health--primarily examining anxiety and depression rates. Dr. Slavin explores how they made big changes at Saint Louis University Medical School during his tenure resulting in lower rates of anxiety and depression while also INCREASING academic performance. Dr. Slavin also dives into student mindset, perfectionism, and resiliency. We hope you enjoy! 

 Stuart Slavin MD, MEd is Senior Scholar for Well-being at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). A graduate of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Dr. Slavin completed his residency training in pediatrics at UCLA and then served as a faculty member there for seventeen years before returning to Saint Louis University as Associate Dean for Curriculum. Over the past decade, Dr. Slavin led efforts at SLU to improve the mental health of medical students that produced dramatic decreases in rates of depression and anxiety in pre-clerkship students. He joined the ACGME in 2018 and is helping to lead efforts to improve the mental health of residents and faculty across the US.  At the ACGME, Dr. Slavin has continued to work on mental health challenges facing adolescents and young adults. In that capacity, he has conducted assessments of student mental health in seven school districts in California, Missouri, and Ohio.

Websites

1N5.org
Where You Go is Not Who You’ll Be by Frank Burni
Big Life Journal
State of Mind Speaker Series
Psychology Today - Find a Therapist
MindPeace Search for Provider (Cincinnati area specific)
CDC Stats on Mental Health
National Alliance on Mental Illness  

Find 1N5 on social media:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/1N5.org.stopthestigma/
Instagram: @1n5.org.stopthestigma/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1N5_org

National Resources: You don’t have to be in a crisis to talk with someone. 

National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 1- 800-273-TALK (8255)
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741
The Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 mental health support via text message. Crisis Counselors bring texters “from a hot moment to a cool calm” using techniques in empathetic listening. Once they’ve built rapport and trust, explored the issues, and established the texter’s goal, they collaboratively problem-solve to help the texter come up with a plan to stay safe. Texting in will not appear on your bill if you have AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon as your cell phone carrier.