mental health in school

A student named Royce closes his eyes during a mindfulness session in class at Patricia J. Sullivan Partnership School in Tampa, Fla. Students say the daily lessons help them cope with their feelings.

Health & Safety
Education

To help these school kids deal with trauma, mindfulness lessons over the loudspeaker

6:00am January 26, 2024

by Pien Huang

An elementary school in Florida, credits daily mindfulness lessons with helping students cope with stress — and turning the school around academically. The lessons are delivered through an app.

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Linnea Sorensen attends Schaumburg High School in Schaumburg, Ill. Now that Illinois allows students to take up to five days off per school year for their mental health, she can stay home when she feels "not fully mentally there."

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Health & Safety

More states are allowing students to take mental health days off

5:00am June 10, 2022

by Giles Bruce

While a growing number of states are trying to address the increasing mental health crisis among youths, many schools are woefully short of therapists and the budget to hire them.

With many kids struggling emotionally, group of mental health organizations are pushing for increased investment in mental health services in schools.

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Health & Safety

State by state, here's how well schools are doing at supporting kids' mental health

7:16pm February 16, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Two years of disrupted schooling and limited social contact have been tough on kids. A new report calls out states that do a good job supporting kids' mental health at school — and those that don't.