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STATE In an ideal world, every child would feel seen, heard, and valued at home and at school. In the real world, this is not the case. Fortunately, communities have the power to provide a buffer.
The state of Maine uses Mattering – the sense of being seen, heard, and valued – as one measure of well-being in the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey, which is conducted every other year in districts that choose to participate. In the most recent survey, taken in 2019, 41 percent of middle school students and 43 percent of high school students said they don’t feel they matter in their communities. Students in Oxford County felt even less connected, with 43 percent of middle school students and 48 percent of high schoolers saying they don’t feel they matter.