Call To Mind Live

How Youth Are Coping with Anxiety & Stress

 
 

How is the stress of COVID-19 impacting the well-being of young people? As educators struggle to maintain safe learning environments, many of the emotional effects of the pandemic linger. And for some, the stress of uncertainty is compounded by the overwhelm of the return to in-person learning and the weight of academic expectations. Add the larger concerns about climate change and the politically divisive atmosphere, and you get what could be called an anxious generation. 

On Nov. 18, Oregon Public Broadcasting hosted Call to Mind Live: How Youth Are Coping with Anxiety & Stress, a Well Beings Tour Event. We explored how youth in Oregon are coping — what's making them feel anxious, what's making them feel better, and how the individuals and institutions in their lives can support their resilience.

 

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Host

 

Dave Miller has been the host of Oregon Public Broadcasting's daily talk show, "Think Out Loud," since 2011. From 2008 to 2011, he worked as the online host of the show. Before coming to OPB, Dave was the senior producer of "Open Source," a nationally syndicated radio show based at WGBH in Boston. He began his radio career as a documentary producer at Sound Portraits Productions and StoryCorps. His stories have aired on NPR's "All Things Considered," "Morning Edition" and "Weekend Edition Saturday."

 
 

Panelists

 

Shalene Joseph (A’aniiih/Athabascan) has a master’s degree from UCLA and is a project coordinator for the Native Wellness Institute. She is a wellness facilitator, film director, artist and student of life.

 
 

Katharine Iliyn is a school counselor at Cascade High School and the Director of Outdoor School as well. Katharine earned her Master's degree in School Counseling from George Fox University in May of 2020.

 
 

Alyssia Menezes is a junior at Lincoln High School. She runs the Stumptown Speaker Series, an interview series with business leaders, and is involved in her school's Speech and Debate Team, Business Club, and Indian Student Union. Alyssia is also a founder of a mental health education program for elementary and middle school students.

 
 

Andy Miller is a member of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and is also Northern Cheyenne, Ojibwe and Lakota descendant. He is a high school freshman, an artist and creative thinker. In his free time, he enjoys reading, drawing and playing games.

 
 

Jospin Mugisha is a 19-years-old sophomore at Portland State University. Jospin is studying Marketing and Graphic Design, and is the co-founder of the clothing brand Bproud.

 
 

Craigan Usher is a professor of psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. Since 2010 he has been the Program Director for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training. Dr. Usher works with young people and families, providing therapy and considering ways to address psychological pain and relationship difficulties. Dr. Usher is also interested in how the humanities and scientific disciplines shed light on human suffering, shape psychotherapy, and help medical students and trainees become better practitioners.

 
 

ABOUT

WELL BEINGS is a major national campaign from WETA addressing health needs in America with a focus on youth mental health. 

Support for the WELL BEINGS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT provided by Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, Bank of America, Liberty Mutual Insurance, American Psychiatric Association Foundation, One Mind, Movember, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Dana Foundation, Dauten Family Foundation, The Hersh Foundation, Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission, John & Frances Von Schlegell, Sutter Health, Robina Riccitiello, and Jackson Family Enterprises.

Partners include PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, WE Organization, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Mental Health America, CALL TO MIND at American Public Media, PEOPLE, Forbes, The Steve Fund, and The Jed Foundation.