Health Education: Social and Emotional Health

Did You Know?

Hope is the belief that the future can be better than the past and you play a role in making it so. Research has shown that hope can be taught and is connected to academic achievements, well-being and positive life outcomes.
For 8^th graders statewide, those with high levels of hope are:
- Less likely to be absent from school in the past month
- Less likely to not have eaten breakfast
- Less likely to not feel safe during school
- Less likely to use marijuana in the past 30 days
- Less likely to feel sad or hopeless
- Less likely to have seriously considered suicide in the past year

Compared to those with lower levels of hope. FactSheets (askhys.net)