Teen mental health study ends at JHS

A study to increase mental health awareness among teens ended last week at Jefferson High School, one of only eight high schools in the nation chosen to participate.

The first of its kind developed for high school students in the U.S., the Teen Mental Health First Aid pilot program is run by the National Council for Behavioral Health and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and will be evaluated by researchers from Johns Hopkins University.

“It’s pretty cool that nobody else even close to where we are have the same training.” said senior Ashley Pankratz on April 23, the last day of training related to the study.