Mental Health

Read: 10 Mental Health Tips for Schools After a Violent Event

10 Mental Health Tips for Schools After a Violent Event

Tips include reaching out to those who may be most triggered by the event and acknowledging your own feelings.

Read: Hospital Violent Crime Increased 47% Last Year

Hospital Violent Crime Increased 47% Last Year

IAHSS’s latest crime survey found that the rate of murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults at U.S. hospitals dramatically increased in 2021.

Read: How Schools Are Spending Their ESSER Funds

How Schools Are Spending Their ESSER Funds

Here are the top five ways school districts have used their ESSER COVID-relief funds so far.

Read: A Comfort K-9 and Food Pantry: How One Campus Police Department Supports Student Minds and Bodies

A Comfort K-9 and Food Pantry: How One Campus Police Department Supports Student Minds and Bodies

Central State University police developed a K-9 therapy program and opened a food and hygiene pantry to support students’ mental and physical health.

Read: Nearly Half of LGBTQ Teens Considered Suicide in 2021

Nearly Half of LGBTQ Teens Considered Suicide in 2021

A new survey has found that 48% of LGBTQ teens, ages 13-17, seriously considered attempting suicide last year.

Read: Guns Became Leading Cause of Death for U.S. Children and Teens in 2020

Guns Became Leading Cause of Death for U.S. Children and Teens in 2020

More than 4,300 people ages 1-19 died of firearm-related injuries in 2020 — a 29.5% increase from 2019.

Read: Teacher Shortage Prompts Texas District to Shorten School Week

Teacher Shortage Prompts Texas District to Shorten School Week

The change to a four-day school week appears to be incentivizing more teachers to apply for jobs in the district.

Read: Study: Pandemic Healthcare Workers, Combat Veterans Share Similar Trauma

Study: Pandemic Healthcare Workers, Combat Veterans Share Similar Trauma

Moral injury, a type of post-traumatic stress, is experienced by frontline healthcare workers at about the same rate as veterans who served in combat after 9/11.

Read: Student and Teacher Mental Health: Is It Just Stress or Something More?

Student and Teacher Mental Health: Is It Just Stress or Something More?

A training consultant discusses how to differentiate between normal stress levels and a mental health crisis, and how to help students experiencing either.

Read: 55% of High Schoolers Were Emotionally Abused by an Adult During Lockdown

55% of High Schoolers Were Emotionally Abused by an Adult During Lockdown

The CDC’s Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey defined emotional abuse as being sworn at, insulted, or put down.

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