Young people are going through a mental health crisis as depression and suicides rise, and sadly, our healthcare system is woefully inadequate to help them. We regularly see headlines of students committing suicide after being bullied, and murderous school shooters plagued by mental illness, causing preventable injuries and deaths. But not everyone sits idly by,…
WVU mental health experts will use more than $5 million in federal grants to increase the number of mental health care providers in West Virginia schools at a time when many school-aged residents of the state experience higher rates of suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety and feelings of loneliness. (WVU Photo/Brian Persinger) Mental health experts based…
On Monday, the Dexter Community Schools Board unanimously approved a resolution to join a nationwide lawsuit against several social media giants, including Meta (parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp), Snap, Tik Tok, YouTube and others. Related: Earlier this year, Seattle Public Schools and Pittsburgh Public Schools joined the lawsuit, filed in the Northern District…
Prominent members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus in the Senate and House introduced resolutions this week to nationally recognize Black Maternal Health Week in a bid to draw attention to the need to reduce the maternal mortality and morbidity among black women and people giving birth. Introduced by Democratic Representatives Alma Adams (NC) and…
Courtesy: Aspire Public Schools Courtesy: Aspire Public Schools Cora Palma April 13, 2023 Those of us who work in schools don’t need statistics to tell us that our children are in crisis; research supports our lived experience. Since 2017, rates of anxiety and depression among Californian children have soared 70%, and one-third of Californian teenagers…
