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A simmering mental health crisis for U.S. schoolchildren
Donna St. George and Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post
Jan. 21, 2021
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John Nwosu, a school counselor outside Atlanta, says counselors need to be more intentional and active in their work.Photo courtesy of Chanelle Joseph-Nwosu
More than 10 months into the pandemic, mental health is a simmering crisis for many of the nation s schoolchildren, partly hidden by isolation but increasingly evident in the distress of parents, the worries of counselors and an early body of research.
Holed up at home, students dwell in the glare of computer screens, missing friends and teachers. Some are failing classes. Some are depressed. Some are part of families reeling with lost jobs, gaps in child care or bills that can t be paid.
RIC Equity in Ed. Hub to Release Latest Research at Webinar, Jan. 13
Page Content Despite the need for mental health supports, the vast majority of youth – especially nonwhite and low-income youth – do not receive mental health services.
This is one of the findings in the latest research report by the Social Policy Hub for Equity Research in Education (SPHERE) at Rhode Island College.
On Wed., Jan. 13, SPHERE will present its report at a webinar from 5:30-7 p.m. Also presenting their research will be the Center for Youth & Community Leadership in Education (CYCLE) based at Roger Williams University, who has just released a report on the impact of police in Providence public schools. Both studies were conducted in partnership with the Providence Alliance for Student Safety. This webinar is free and open to the public. Registration can be made by clicking
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How one school counselor is trying to tackle a pandemic mental health crisis [The San Diego Union-Tribune :: BC-EDU-PANDEMIC-MENTALHEALTH:SD]
SAN DIEGO – School counselor Bonnie Hayman is charged with taking care of 1,100 middle-school kids and almost 100 staff during a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic.
Hayman, who works at the currently closed La Mesa Arts Academy in the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District, is seeing up close how months of school closures, isolation and pandemic-induced stress are harming children.
Student anxiety and depression have been rising at the school. Teachers tell her about students who have lost family members to COVID-19, who don’t have enough food to eat or who were crying or looking tired during a Zoom class.