Tag: mental health crisis

December 14, 2022

School counselors and social workers, teachers, and administrators have always been integral to a parent’s support network. This is particularly true for children who struggle in class and have trouble accessing their curriculum. Collaborative communication between a school and parents […]

November 4, 2022

The child and teen mental health crisis is still an issue in the beginning of the 2022-23 school year. While there is some indication that numbers might be stabilizing, remaining the same still means children’s and teens’ mental health are […]

May 20, 2022

A January 2022 study published in JAMA Pediatrics confirmed what many educators, administrators, and support staff already knew: School closures, disrupted learning, and a pandemic year have coalesced to create an alarming mental health crisis among teenagers. The study found […]

March 23, 2022

U.S. community colleges have accelerated their investments in student health and well-being, according to new data from TimelyMD, the leading virtual health and well-being solution in higher education. These investments, made possible largely by available federal and state assistance, have […]

December 1, 2021

The suicide rate for persons aged 10 to 24 increased nearly 60% over a decade-long span ending in 2018, making suicide the second leading cause of death for teens, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. A White […]

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 […]