Doubtful Internal Voice

“A spectrum of internal voices ranging from mildly disturbing to
paralyzing that affect confidence and the ability to perform”

Doubtful Internal Voice®

“A spectrum of internal voices ranging from mildly disturbing to paralyzing that affect confidence and the ability to perform”

Annie E. Casey Foundation found a 25.5 percent increase in children exhibiting mental health issues such as anxiety and depression between 2016 and 2020, with Hispanic/Latinx children seeing a 44 percentage increase from 8.1 percent to 11.7 percent and similar figures for LGBTQ youth who identified a lack of access and acceptance as critical obstacles to seeking care. Moreover, an “alarmingly high” number of high school-age children are reported to have attempted suicide in the past year.
According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) included in the KIDS COUNT report, 9 percent of high schoolers overall attempted suicide, while the percentage was even higher among Black students (12 percent), those identifying as multiracial (13 percent), and American Indian or Alaska Native students (26 percent).
Mental health problems can affect a student’s energy level, concentration, dependability, mental ability, and optimism, hindering performance. Research suggests that depression is associated with lower grade point averages, and that co-occurring depression and anxiety can increase this association.
Without literacy, students cannot learn. U.S. students have underperformed their peers in the developed world for years, but the crisis has become acute since Covid. An August 2021 McKinsey & Company study comparing students’ testing in 2021 with matched students in previous years found students about 9 points behind in reading and cited evidence that more first and second graders ended 2021 “two or more grade levels below expectations than in any previous year.”