The CALM Study
Posted over 3 years ago by Holly Verderame
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Dear School Nurses,
We hope this email finds you well.
Due to the pandemic, we expect more students than ever before to visit their school nurse with symptoms of excessive anxiety (including stomach aches, headaches, dizziness) that impair their academic, social, and emotional functioning.
To address this critical student mental health problem (and with funding from the US Department of Education), we have been offering free training to school nurses (we actually pay them!) to enhance their capacity to identify and help manage anxiety in their students through a research project called CALM (Child Anxiety Learning Modules).
The preliminary data (see attached) demonstrate that school nurses have made a big difference for students who struggle with anxiety!
This year we received additional funding and are able once again to offer this opportunity to school nurses.
We are writing to invite you to participate and enhance your skills to help students who struggles with anxiety.
Attached is our informational flyer. The study is completely voluntary and all nurses are compensated for their participation (all school training is done virtually and not during the school day).
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted mental health challenges for many, and resources to support students struggling with anxiety are needed now more than ever. We hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
The CALM Study Team