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COPE2Thrive Program News/Updates
(updated 11/25/22)
Recent News:
It's Midterm Time: How Do I Destress?
Although teen students face many struggles in school life, one issue is unanimous: stress. For many teens, test anxiety and worries about grades dominate their life. However, it doesn't need to be this way! There are many ways to take a deep breath when it feels like you're drowning in work. With midterms looming around the corner, it's especially important to take care of your mental health. Using these ideas is a great place to start! Although they may not work for everyone, I'm confident that everyone can find their own way to de-stress.
3. Attack Negative Thoughts With Positive Ones
“Oftentimes when we are anxious about a test, we start having thoughts like "I can't do this," or "This test is impossible." Sound familiar? Instead, start saying to yourself, "I can do this," or "I will do my best to get a good grade." As soon as negative thoughts start creeping in, immediately combat them with a positive thought. According to Mayo Clinic, "When your state of mind is generally optimistic, you're better able to handle everyday stress in a more constructive way."” https://www.theteenmagazine.com/it-s-midterm-time-how-do...
Our interactive 7-Session Teen Online Educational Program is designed to be easily accessible from a computer, laptop, tablet, or WI-Fi-connected smartphone. Skills learned can be used to modify their emotions during their teen and future adult years. The sessions teach techniques for coping with stress and anxiety from common stressors and stress-related symptoms. Empower your teens with the skills and concepts they need to recognize and manage negative emotions and think in more positive ways.
"Study finds ‘huge’ increase in children going to the emergency room with suicidal thoughts; The study found that visits to the ER with suicidal thoughts increased 59% from 2016-17 to 2019-21. There was a corresponding increase in cases in which suicidal ideation was the principal diagnosis, which rose from 34.6% to 44.3%. Hospitalizations for suicidal thoughts increased 57% between fall 2019 and fall 2020."
https://www.cnn.com/.../suicide-er-visits-kids/index.html
COPE can help. Comment from Dr. Bernadette Melnyk (developer of COPE): "COPE is helping to shift the paradigm from one of crisis intervention for suicidal thinking to one of early intervention and prevention by equipping children, teens and young adults with cognitive-behavioral/coping skills that they can use for the rest of their lives to successfully cope with life stressors." Learn more here: https://www.cope2thrive.com/
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of an accelerating mental health crisis among adolescents, with more than 4 in 10 teens reporting that they feel “persistently sad or hopeless,” and 1 in 5 saying they have contemplated suicide, according to the results of a recent published survey.” See
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/31/student-mental-health-decline-cdc/
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is gold standard first line treatment for mild to moderate depression and anxiety. Supported by numerous published studies, the evidence-based COPE cognitive-behavioral therapy-based program builds mental health resiliency and coping skills while reducing depression, anxiety, stress and enhancing healthy lifestyle behaviors in adolescents, young adults and children. A digital 7-session on-line version of COPE for teens is available at a cost of $79 compared to $100 to $200 for one therapy session according to a 2019 report by SimplePractice, a practice management system for mental health professionals”
https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/how-much-does-therapy-cost/#footnote_1 For more information, seewww.cope2thrive.com
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/31/student-mental-health-decline-cdc/
The COPE program can help. Over 20 studies support that COPE reduces depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and increases healthy lifestyle behaviors and academic performance.
Elementary student shoots self during Zoom distance learning class. Time for Urgent Action! Help Children, Teens and Young Adults using COPE.
Q&A With Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk (Founder of the COPE Programs): Manualized Program Increases CBT Access for Children and Teens (https://www.psychcongress.com/article/manualized-program-increases-cbt-access-children-and-teens) - Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Learning Network
According to a new CDC Report, rates of suicide ideation were highest among 18- to 24-year-olds (25%) and unpaid caregivers for adults (30%). The report also found that the prevalence of symptoms of depression and anxiety quadrupled and tripled, respectively, compared to last year. Our 7-Session Manual-based Program includes a student manual designed for Young Adults/College Students.
See how one provider is using the COPE program to help their patients: Avera Medical Minute: COPE Program Helps Kids Deal with Anxiety
Reducing Healthcare Costs for Mental Health Hospitalizations With the Evidence-based COPE Program for Child and Adolescent Depression and Anxiety: A Cost Analysis; Journal of Pediatric Health Care (2019); Author: Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Methods: The purpose of this study was to perform a cost analysis of delivering COPE and compare it to the cost of hospitalization for primary mental health diagnosis.
Results: Findings indicated a cost savings of $14,262 for every hospitalization that is prevented.
New findings from University presidents indicate mental health problems of their students is a priority - COPE can help!
“When asked for the top mental health concerns they hear about, three-quarters of presidents said anxiety (75 percent) and depression (74 percent). While these were the top two mental health concerns across all sectors, presidents at private nonprofit four-year institutions were the most likely hear about students facing anxiety (84 percent) and depression (83 percent).”
"The gold standard treatment for depression, along with a variety of other mental health disorders, is cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. Since its introduction, more than 1,000 research studies have found that CBT leads to symptom reduction and significant improvement in functioning." U.S. News and World Report
Dr. Bernadette Melnyk, creator of COPE, is recognized as an Edge Runner by the American Academy of Nursing for her evidence-based programs that decrease depression/anxiety and improve healthy lifestyle behaviors in children, teens and college students.
Mental Health Weekly highlights the COPE Program (click here).
Program Related
Video overviews by program creator are now available.
Important news for currently-licensed instructors who see patients across the lifespan. The COPE 7-Session Adult Manual is now available for pre-order at the introductory price of $30/manual.
New studies available supporting the COPE Programs!
A Healthy Lifestyle Intervention Increases Physical Activity, Reduces Overweight, and Improves Psycho-social Outcomes in High School Students (COPE TEEN 15-Session Program).
The National Cancer Institute has designated the 15-Session COPE Healthy Lifestyles TEEN Program as a Research Tested Intervention Program for obesity control.
In a large high school-based COPE trial with 779 teens, those who participated in the program in comparison to teens who did not receive COPE had:
Higher average scores on social skills, specifically cooperation, assertion, and academic competence
Higher academic performance
Less alcohol use
Less depression
Greater healthy lifestyle behavior
Less overweight/obesity
School Related
6 - 12th grade transitional event all-inclusive program packages: COPE2Thrive now has available all-inclusive program packages designed to quickly equip schools with the resources to handle the unique needs of students during critical transitional education years.
General Information
Subscribe to the COPE YouTube Channel.
COPE2Thrive Online and Manual-based Programs have have been delivered to over 100,000 children, teens, and young adults in 50 U.S. states, and 8 countries including Canada, the U.K. and Australia.
Grant-funding resources to help you pilot the COPE2Thrive programs in your classroom or facility.
We have over 1600 trained manual-based program instructors. Become an Instructor Today!
Program Delivery Related
New! Program wall posters for schools/students are now available.
All-inclusive introductory program package for healthcare professionals.
New Program License Renewal Option for Instructors: Purchase of 20 hard-copy student workbooks/manuals (or 200 Print-Your-Own) - per instructor.
We now have an Instructor's Networking Group open to all currently-licensed COPE instructors. To receive an email invitation to join, please complete and submit this form.
A Print-Your-Own Student Manuals option is now available for larger schools, districts and providers (minimum 200/type) that provides a 75% off savings off the pre-printed manual price.
Program Instructors: Don't forget the additional resources and information we have available to help with your program delivery.
Related News Stories of Interest
Schools in 11 U.S. States and Canada have purchased our programs. See how some schools in the U.S. and Canada are using COPE:
Kennedy Langbank School, Saskatchewan, B.C.: http://www.pvsd.ca/Pages/default.aspx
Coeur d’Alene School District, Coeur d’Alene, ID: https://www.idahoednews.org/features/coeur-dalene-invests-in-mental-health-and-wellness-initiatives/