Tag: stress

May 28, 2024

Playing at school, it turns out, is not as simple as it sounds. Many children today are uncertain of what to play or how to initiate and end games. Conflicts arise about rules and who are the winners. The pandemic, […]

December 19, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly affected the lives of millions of students and teachers around the world, disrupting their educational activities on an incredible scale. Children, teens, teachers, faculty members, and staff were not only forced to switch back and […]

May 23, 2022

There is no question about the fact that the last two years have been incredibly stressful for people around the world. With a global pandemic threatening the health and well-being of people everywhere, and Russia starting an unjust war in […]

November 10, 2021

Schools are on the front lines of the national mental health emergency recently declared by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Educators, it seems, expected the crisis. They know kids, after all. Budget decisions made long before children and youth returned […]

September 29, 2021

The past year has taken a toll on students’ mental health. Rates of anxiety, depression, and stress are up and the CDC reports emergency room visits for adolescent suicide attempts have soared. Teachers and school staff can play a critical […]

April 19, 2021

According to a 2019 survey from the Centers for Disease Control, approximately one in five youths reported they’d seriously considered attempting suicide within the last year, while one in six had actually made a suicide plan, and one in 11 […]

August 26, 2020

PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live online behavioral and mental health services for K-12 schools, has partnered with iOpening Enterprises to develop Finding Your Power in Uncertain Times, a 6-week trauma-informed group therapy program designed to help students who are […]

January 2, 2019

While leadership does demand commitment, the idea that it demands the sacrifice of one’s own well-being is a dangerous myth, write the authors of “The Complete Guide to Work Life Balance for School Leaders.” Principals and administrators who fail to […]

March 7, 2016

Law students are borrowing more and feeling more stress about that borrowing, according to the latest edition of the Law School Survey of Student Engagement, released today. Among the key findings: The study found that 44 percent of law students […]