Study: Student-Run Mental Health Clubs Decrease Stigma
The study asked questions about mental health awareness and familiarity with Active Minds, a student-peer organization that supports student-run mental health clubs on college campuses.
The study asked questions about mental health awareness and familiarity with Active Minds, a student-peer organization that supports student-run mental health clubs on college campuses.
Frisco ISD, one of the fastest growing school districts in the country, has added the new positions to free up time for school counselors to focus on students’ mental health needs.
A Texas school safety panel met Monday to discuss topics like arming teachers and installing metal detectors but the conversation often turned to mental health.
A recent survey of Michigan teachers found 95 percent believe increased funding for mental health resources would be effective in preventing gun violence.
In September 2016, two school counselors and a school resource officer concluded Nikolas Cruz should be forcibly committed for psychiatric evaluation.
A needless tug of war could be developing with school police on one side and mental health professionals, social services advocates and civil rights activists on the other.
A federal law gave the suspect more control over his school situation once he turned 18, the superintendent says.
The man’s sisters are suing several parties after he wandered away from an appointment and was found dead three months later.
Administrators were forced to evacuate Vista del Mar Hospital, a mental health facility that treats patients with behavioral and addiction issues.
The patient who is autistic and bipolar had been admitted to Excela Healthcare Westmoreland Hospital for self-inflicted injuries.
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