School System Promotes Mental Health After Student's Death: 'We Don't Worry Alone'

Leaders of a ... following Kropf's death shows that the community has the power to help one another through difficult times. It's why he says the school system is working with groups to promote ... Read More

BSD: Results for student well-being survey

the Boise School District (BSD) asked parents and staff to participate in a survey regarding several issues related to student well-being and mental health. The school district is now sharing what ... Read More

Teachers and Students Are Facing a Mental Health Crisis as School Year Begins

A new study says 48 percent of K-12 educators feel their decline in mental health has impacted their ability to teach. Read More

“It breaks my heart”: Seeing decline in students' mental health, South Bay teacher takes action

Stacey Bibo knows that many of her 8th-grade students feel like middle school might just be the ... their overall mental health has declined. “They're becoming more depressed. Read More

Supporting Student Support Service Staff

Over the past decade, college students have reported higher rates of anxiety, depression and trauma, which means mental health has increasingly become a retention concern for higher education leaders ... Read More

A Boise-area board cancels school on Election Day and decides about a controversial book

On Election Day, a school “doesn’t feel like a secure building anymore, with the way the world is.” a school trustee says. Read More

988 Mental Health Crisis Calls Now Link to Caller Location, Not Area Code

988 Mental Health Crisis Calls Now Link to Caller Location, Not Area Code By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In a move that could mean more Americans ... Read More

‘What happens three months from now?’ Mental health after Georgia High School shooting

The day after the Sept. 4 school shooting that killed two students and two teachers ... longer be considered a mental health workforce shortage area. "We put a band-aid on a chronic situation ... Read More

Decades of national suicide prevention policies haven’t slowed deaths

She had been trained in Mental Health First Aid – a nationwide program that ... and government officials said even basic tracking of deaths by suicide isn’t universal. And without accurate ... Read More

Health officials sound the alarm after confirming deaths caused by dangerous disease spread by mosquitos: 'Poses a serious risk'

and health officials issued a warning after a disease spread by these insects resulted in tragedy. As explained by ABC News last month, two recent deaths caused by the West Nile virus were ... Read More

6 candidates for Newport News School Board race discuss teacher retention, accreditation as primary concerns

In Newport News, three school board ... as liaisons between teachers, parents, community and administrators will also aid in addressing the mental health and wellness of students. Read More

‘What happens three months from now?’ Mental health after Georgia high school shooting

About an hour after gunfire erupted at Apalachee High School ... to no longer be considered a mental health workforce shortage area. “We put a band-aid on a chronic situation and that band ... Read More