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Schools And Mental Health : When The Parent Has To Take Charge - This story is part of our NPR Ed series on mental health in schools. In the waning days of summer vacation, Sydney and Laney are enjoying their final ...

Schools and mental health  - What is not talked about, sadly, is the sheer lack of resources schools have in terms of dealing with the mental health of their student bodies.

Schools and parents must work together to improve children's mental health  - Adam Pettitt Highgate Both schools and parents need to work together to protect children's wellbeing, says headteacher Adam Pettitt. Photograph: ...

Is America's mass-shooting problem rooted in a mental health crisis? - Trump spoke about the shooting the day after the attack, saying his administration would work to "help secure our schools, and tackle the difficult issue of mental health " while also "making our schools and our children safer. ... It is not enough to simply take actions that make us feel like ...

School board hires mental health leader "Our schools and most importantly, our students and their families, have told us that mental health impacts not only their learning but their overall engagement and attendance," Monteith said. Director of education Jack McMaster expressed enthusiasm ...

Mental health experts on standby for schools hit by suicide as part of Federal ... Youth mental health service headspace has trained multiple suicide support teams, who will work in pairs and be on call for devastated schools across the country. The teams will work to prevent "copycat" suicides , and counsel students, teachers and ...

BC student organizes community walk for Child and Youth Mental Health Day   - There's a big stigma around mental health . ... cut back at local schools · Teens heading to ER for mental health care called 'exceedingly frustrating'.

Teen death sparks calls for schools to start teaching children about their mental health  - A “built-in system” of mental health ... where children are taught about, and how to handle, mental health issues.

Should Schools Screen Kids for Mental Health Problems?  - Engaging in efforts to provide mental health screenings in schools is an extremely important initial step in the fight against mental illness , and will ...

Report from Canada's largest school board finds mental health needs attention "What our research showed us is that there's certainly a gap in the area of mental health and we need to focus more of our resources in the area of mental health," said Schwartz-Maltz. "These surveys drive programming in our schools, they give us a ... America | Las Américas | Português | Español | usca.Stigmabase.org | eGAYlity

A Focus On Schools During Mental Health Month - In Colorado, there's an effort to move mental health from the shadows to the forefront and one company is starting in schools. Gov.

Govt to spend $62m on youth mental health By Adam Bennett The Government is to pour millions into new online initiatives to tackle youth mental health problems including New Zealand's woeful youth suicide rate. It will also put more nurses into low decile secondary schools and test out an ...

Schools work to identify, manage teens ' mental health issues - But their stories and experiences provide a snapshot of the world teens battling mental health issues face while balancing school, a social life and a ...

When we have mental health crises, are our schools, churches or doctors offices prepared? - But as the mental health needs of students reach unprecedented levels and fears about school and community violence escalate, experts say ...

How mental health should be taught in Canadian schools - I want teachers to know we can all understand and appreciate kids who have emerging mental health concerns. It doesn't take a PhD for anyone to ...

Mental health crisis looms for gay teenagers  - It warns that a generation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people face a mental health crisis and that the neglect of LGBT issues by schools  ...

Secondary schools must provide a mental health studies class - But sadly the mental health of our youth deteriorates rapidly and daily. I haven't looked up statistics, because I do not have to. If you asked me to list a ...

Should We Be Worried About Our Children's Mental Health ? -  Even more worryingly, in some of the schools where Place2Be provides mental health support, we are seeing younger and younger children turning to ...

Mental health calls stretch police resources The calls included 10 involving people threatening suicide, including two at schools; five welfare checks or calls involving missing people known to have mental health issues; and someone suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The number of ...

Coalition works to expand mental health awareness   - Once a month, a group of individuals from local organizations, schools and others in the community come together to discuss the mental wellness of  ...