BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2c5aa9b3-27e5-48ac-9464-c349954c87ea.228234@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20230628T211251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230628T211251Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:Public Affairs Conference 2023 - Leading Our Kids Out of the Dark DESCRIPTION:In early 2023\, the Centers for Disease Control reported that a shocking number of American teens experience severe mental health chall enges\, up to and including suicidal thoughts\, and that these numbers se em to have worsened through the pandemic. Well over half of teenage girls reported symptoms of depression in 2021\, and their revelations of both sexual trauma and suicidal thoughts dramatically increased. 52% of LGBTQ+ teens reported extreme mental distress\, including 22% who have attempte d suicide. Theorized causes—all exacerbated by pandemic-era events—range from social media\, isolation\, and school pressure\, to global events an d contentious politics\, to parental distress and disengagement. How can we make inroads into the complex and potentially devastating problem of a dolescent mental health\, and how can we all share in the responsibility of society’s children? X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p><s pan>In early 2023\, the Centers for Disease Control reported that a shock ing number of American teens experience severe mental health challenges\, up to and including suicidal thoughts\, and that these numbers seem to h ave worsened through the pandemic. Well over half of teenage girls report ed symptoms of depression in 2021\, and their revelations of both sexual trauma and suicidal thoughts dramatically increased. 52% of LGBTQ+ teens reported extreme mental distress\, including 22% who have attempted suici de. Theorized causes—all exacerbated by pandemic-era events—range from so cial media\, isolation\, and school pressure\, to global events and conte ntious politics\, to parental distress and disengagement. How can we make inroads into the complex and potentially devastating problem of adolesce nt mental health\, and how can we all share in the responsibility of soci ety’s children?</span></p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T145000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/2023/ CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR