Mason schools finding new ways to address students mental health amid pandemic
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MASON, Ohio â Because of the fatigue many students felt during a school year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health and well-being are topping educatorsâ lists of priorities.
A program at Mason City Schools has been addressing those concerns for years and since the recent spike since the start of this pandemic. They found, over a three-week period, more than a dozen students were hospitalized with suicidal thoughts, feeling the weight of the pandemic and wishing to harm themselves.
HANOVER – It all started with a sign. Well, two.
When Brian and Melanie O Neil got married in 2012, they made a pair of custom signs to use as wedding decorations. The signs took weeks to make and were fashioned from whatever materials the couple happened to have lying around. It was a fun thing to do for a few weekends, Melanie said, and they had no idea what would come of it.
Now, almost 10 years later, the same love-struck and DIY-obsessed couple run a massive sign-making operation in Hanover called Rustic Marlin, where their team can easily churn out hundreds of wooden home and event décor signs per day.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. During May, the goal is to raise awareness of mental health issues, often referred to as behavioral health issues. Similarly, by focusing on mental health issues during this month, one reduces the stigma associated with mental illness.
In order to raise the Racine communityâs awareness of mental health, yard signs with mental health messages are on display at the Racine Unified School District middle and high schools and at several community organizations: YMCA, John XXIII Educational Center, National Alliance for Mental Health-Racine County and the Professional Services Group. The messages are:
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