Youth Today
All posts tagged "student mental health"
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540NewsThis NYC teen wants therapy. Her mom isn’t so sure.
Mental health treatment for teens is usually more effective when parents are on board.
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891NewsTo improve kids’ mental health, some schools start later
Later school start times are a way to help adolescents get more sleep.
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814NewsSchools face pressure to take harder line on discipline
As kids' behavior reaches crisis points after the pandemic, many schools are facing pressure.
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1.2KNewsSchools struggle to staff up for youth mental health crisis
Among 18 of the country's largest school districts, 12 started this school year with fewer counselors or psychologists than they had in...
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1.9KNewsQ&A: Youth violence expert Paul Boxer on how to help kids struggling with antisocial, potentially violent behaviors
Paul Boxer has become an expert in youth violence. He has co-authored 80 research papers and is head of the Rutgers Center...
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3.6KNewsAfterschool programs mobilize in wake of mass shootings
The pandemic emphasized the important role afterschool and summer programs can play in supporting kids with their social and emotional well-being. Some...
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayWant to improve students’ physical and mental health? Hire an athletic trainer.
As we go into this school year, athletic trainers can and should be an essential part of any plan to improve students’...
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1.6KNewsYouth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?
Student mental health reached crisis levels last year, and the pressure on schools to figure out solutions has never been greater. Districts...
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2.0KNewsSome states approve mental health sick days for students
The language varies from state to state, with some bills limiting the number of allowable mental health days and others requiring a...
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1.2KNewsMental health figures into Pennsylvania’s education funding
Amid a growing population of youth experiencing mental health crises, as well as another spate of mass shootings around the country, Pennsylvania...
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1.6KGuest Opinion EssayThe Remix with Karen Pittman: Policies that erase Black, brown or LGBTQ youth are a crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on teens, accelerating the declines in youth mental health that were evident before the pandemic....
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With students in turmoil, US teachers train in mental health
Since the pandemic started, experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children. That is now playing out at schools...
