How to Bring the DeStress Monday Program to Schools & Communities to Improve Mindful,

Healthy BehaviorRon Hernandez, Managing Director, The Monday Campaigns

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How to Bring the DeStress Monday Program to Schools & Communities to

Improve Mindful, Healthy Behavior

May 23, 2019

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Webinar Learning Objectives

After this webinar, attendees will be able to:

✓Explain the ‘Monday Effect’ and how it can support healthy behavior

✓Understand the DeStress Monday program

✓Have framework to introduce DeStress Monday program

✓Explain stress reduction outcomes and other benefits to teachers, students, and other groups

✓Find resources to implement a weekly DeStress Monday program

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The Monday Cue and Health Behavior

Reported Intentions Favor Monday

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Data Decisions Group, 2017. Survey of 1,000 U.S. respondents

NUTRITION

SMOKING CESSATIONPHYSICAL ACTIVITY

OVERALL WELLNESS

The Monday Campaigns Portfolio

STRESS REDUCTION

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The day all health

breaks loose!

DeStress Monday – Program & Portfolio

Breathing

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Mindfulness Positivity Movement

Health Issues Affected by Stress

• Sleep quality

• Blood pressure

• Weight

• Fatigue

• Immune system

• Anxiety, nervousness

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DeStress Monday - Benefits

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DeStress Monday - Benefits

Performance Affected by Stress

• Communication

• Concentration

• Decision making

• Memory

DeStress Monday at School – a Pilot Program & Study

• Mixed-methods pre-post pilot study evaluating DeStress Monday among 50 teachers in 3 Baltimore City Schools

• Study aims

1) Evaluate website feasibility2) Begin to explore potential impact3) Elicit feedback suggestions from teachers to inform refinements

• Study Design

• Surveys – assess teacher psychological functioning and site usage • Focus groups – explore teacher experience with website.

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DeStress Monday at School - Implementation

For Teachers For Classroom Use

DeStress Monday at School

Website with weekly curriculum Weekly emails for Monday activity

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Implementation

9 to 10 -Week Curriculum

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Implementation

9 to 10 -Week Curriculum• Email distributed directly to teachers every Sunday night• In-class guidance sessions (when experts avail)• Video and audio meditation content (when avail)

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Outcomes

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Additional Outcomes- Work-related Stress - Perceived Stress Scale - Duration of Sleep - Sleep Disturbance - Sleep Medications - Sleep Quality – Depression - Anxiety

• 78% requested continuation of program

• 59% described using techniques 1-3x/month, 28% using 4+/month

Phase II Pilot being conducted in more schools in Baltimore and Florida

“Probably every day I would say I implemented some portion of it, whether the yoga or the breath, or the eating, like we were talking about, little things.”

- Female teacher, School #1

“I just used the self-care…It’s been positive. I’ve practiced this stuff….[it’s] another reminder, another platform, to do similar techniques, de-stress, relax, calm down.”

- Male teacher, School #2

• Identify interest and needs in your organization

• Designate leaders

• Confirm communication channels and access, frequency

• Evaluate

• Integrate feedback, continue

Designing a DeStress Monday Program

Designing a DeStress Monday Program

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Identify interest and needs

• Buy-in from leadership• Highlight research and benefits

• Input from prospective participants• Understand participant needs,

practices that address them• Preferred channels of

communication and opt-in

• Make participation easy • Designate a space• Set regular time

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Designate leaders

• Co-leads to distribute info for weekly practice

• Coordinate group sessions when possible

• Encourage individual practice

Designing a DeStress Monday Program

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Select practices from DSM portfolio

• Sign up for newsletter

• Select by interest area

• Select number of weeks

Designing a DeStress Monday Program

www.destressmonday.org

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Confirm communication channels & access

• Ensure accessibility - technical, physical

• Distribute weekly communications to participants• Email (DSM subscription sign-up)• Text messages• Website• In-house signage or video monitors• “Positive intention” bulletin boards• Fliers & handouts• Social media accounts

Designing a DeStress Monday Program

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Evaluate

• Define measurable outcomes• Participation• Engagement• Continued practice• Self-reported data:

reduced anxiety, better sleep

• Other factors, as relevant to your organization’s goals

Designing a DeStress Monday Program

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Refine & Keep DeStress Monday Going

Resources and Contacts

• DeStress Monday website: www.destressmonday.org

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/destressmonday

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/destressmonday

Nara Sandberg

Marketing & Partnerships Associate

The Monday Campaigns

212-991-1055 phone

nsandberg@mondaycampaigns.org

Ron Hernandez

Managing Director

The Monday Campaigns

646-878-0322 phone

rhernandez@mondaycampaigns.org

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