A senior at Pike County’s Belfry High School said the upgrades in technology made at his school and others in the region “will change the outlook for us in Eastern Kentucky.”
Corbin School District, an Elementary and Secondary School Counseling grant recipient, used its grant funding to provide mental health counseling at all its schools, especially at the primary, elementary and middle school levels.
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Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative, a Project Prevent grant recipient, has used their funds to implement an online mental and behavioral health program called Ripple Effects for middle school students.
New York is launching a new initiative to get teachers and coaches discussing the dangers of prescription drug misuse and other forms of substance abuse with young people this spring.
A sense of mindfulness is making its way into some Long Island classrooms, where educators and students are practicing yoga and meditation and participating in acupressure and drum circles to foster well-being.
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation earlier this month that makes mental health education mandatory alongside the material on critical health issues such as tobacco, alcohol and substance abuse.