If burnout is treated as proof of dedication, educators are helping to dismantle the teaching profession, write Robin Stern, co-founder and senior adviser to the director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Marc Brackett,
A new partnership between The Fight for Life Foundation (FFLF) and the Indianapolis Colts’ Kicking the Stigma program is providing free mental health counseling sessions for teachers, according to WRTV Indianapolis. The goal is for
This school year a “near peer” mental health program is expanding from four to 18 states, according to Colorado Public Radio. Colorado was one of four pilot states, with more than 140 corps members supporting
Mental health screening for students is now required by almost one-third of K-12 public schools in the U.S., but receiving appropriate follow-up care after a diagnosis is often problematic, according to a recent study from
In education today, there is growing recognition to support the whole student — mind, body, and spirit, writes DonDre Harris, a school social worker in Denver, in a Chalkbeat essay. Academic success is only one
Approximately 1 in 5 children in the United States are estimated to be neurodivergent, representing a spectrum of learning and thinking differences such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia and more, writes Dr. Melanie Johnson, president and
In a Pew Research Center poll, 72 percent of U.S. high school teachers identify students’ cell phone distractions as a major issue, according to the National Association of State Boards of Education. Almost all 11-
Nearly one-third of K-12 public schools in the U.S. now mandate mental health screenings for students, according to a recent RAND report, detailed in an Education Week article. The study, a survey of 1,019 school
A new report examines how teens are handling stress, relationships, and emotional well-being—and how schools can support them, according to an article in K-12 Dive. Alongside, a clinician-designed, AI-assisted mental health platform for K-12 schools,
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