Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 8-2020 Supporting Adolescent Mental Health Within School Culture and Curricula: Inviting Adolescents to Utah’s Mental Health Conversation Diana West Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation West, Diana, "Supporting Adolescent Mental Health Within School Culture and Curricula: Inviting Adolescents to Utah’s Mental Health Conversation" (2020). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 7877. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7877 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. SUPPORTING ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH WITHIN SCHOOL CULTURE AND CURRICULA: INVITING ADOLESCENTS TO UTAH’S MENTAL HEALTH CONVERSATION by Diana West A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In Education Approved: Steven Camicia, Ph.D. Ryan Knowles, Ph.D. Major Professor Committee Member Susan Turner, Ph.D. Rick Cruz, Ph.D. Committee Member Committee Member Shireen Keyl, Ph.D. Richard Inouye, Ph.D. Committee Member Vice Provost for Graduate Studies UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 2020 ii Copyright © Diana West 2020 All rights reserved iii ABSTRACT Supporting Adolescent Mental Health Within School Culture and Curricula: Inviting Adolescents to Utah’s Mental Health Conversation by Diana West, Doctor of Education Utah State University, 2020 Major Professor: Steven Camicia, Ph.D. Department: Teacher Education and Leadership Utah is facing a mental health crisis.