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Education Week article on TV show “Adolescence”
Dr. Jennifer Green was quoted in a 2025 Education Week article on teacher response to adolescent mental health: Education Week article
Advancing School Mental Health Conference
Members of the School Mental Health Lab and Project TEAMS presented at the 2024 Advancing School Mental Health Conference on Project TEAMS collaborative research projects, and the Project PROVIDE partnership with Boston Public Schools.
Project TEAMS
Boston University and University of California, Santa Barbara are awarded a 2021 OSEP leadership grant focused on advancing equity in mental health in schools! Please read about the grant and amazing Project TEAMS scholars!
Ivy Street School – Reversing Course
Dr. Jennifer Green participated as part of a webinar panel on Reversing Course: The Mental Health Crisis on February 1, 2022. You can read about it: Reversing Course – Ivy Street School
The video recording is available: Reversing Course: The Mental Health Crisis – YouTube
AERA 2021 Conference Presentations
Below are presentations from our research team at the 2021 AERA Convention (undergraduate and graduate mentees indicated with *).
- Carey, K.*, Donalds, R.*, Sherman, R., & Green, J.G. (2021, April). Development of an online module for teens on stress and COVID-19. In C. Yang (Chair) Finding Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives from Different Stakeholders in Schools. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual convention.
- Donalds, R.*, Carey, K.*, Holt, M.K., Schneider, S.K., & Green, J.G. (2021, April). Adolescent mental health, social support, and uncertainty during COVID-19: Moderating roles of engagement and perseverance. In J. Green (Chair) Staff and Systems Involved in Supporting Student Mental Health. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual convention.
- Lincoln, E.*, Goodman, N.*, Lanciani, J*., Muller, R.*, Morabito, M., Savage, J., Battal, J., Green, J.G. (2021, April). Investigating police response to mental health incidents in Boston Public Schools. In J. Green (Chair) Staff and Systems Involved in Supporting Student Mental Health. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual convention.
- Huang, Y.*, Oblath, R.*, Holt, M.K., & Green, J.G. (2021, April). Pre-service teachers’ perceived preparedness and confidence to address student mental health needs. In J. Green (Chair) Staff and Systems Involved in Supporting Student Mental Health. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual convention.
- Muller, R.*, Bettini, E.A., & Green, J.G. (2021, April). Teacher use of recommended and non-recommended strategies for adolescents with depression. In J.G. Green (Chair) Staff and Systems Involved in Supporting Student Mental Health. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual convention.
- Perkins, K.*, Carey, K.*, Lincoln, E.*, Shih, A.*, Donalds, R*., Schneider, S.K., Holt, M.K., & Green, J.G. (2021, April). School connectedness, adult support, and mental health during remote learning due to COVID-19. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual convention.
Blog: Pioneering An Online Module That Will Engage And Help Teens With COVID-19 Stress
We published a blog describing our development of an online module to support adolescents in responding to stress during COVID-19
Pioneering An Online Module That Will Engage And Help Teens With COVID-19 Stress | CERES Institute
Webinar: School Re-Opening and Student Mental Health
Join us August 20, 2020 for a Webinar on school re-opening and student mental health: https://www.bu.edu/wheelock/calendar/?eid=242557
The webinar will feature:
- Jennifer Greif Green, BU Wheelock
- Sharon Hoover, Co-Director of the University of Maryland National Center for School Mental Health
- Kiara Alvarez, Instructor Disparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
- Jill Battal, Data and Research Coordinator for the Boston Public Schools Comprehensive Behavioral Health Model (CBHM)