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Traumatic school events, such as potential threat putting classrooms on lockdown, have lasting mental health impacts on students, teachers, and families. Tips for recovery include social support, reviewing safety procedures with children, and keeping explanations age-appropriate.
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) is collaborating with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) to help increase the number of mental health professionals to support public schools and address student mental health needs.
School districts in the Charlotte, NC area are seeking new funding from the North Carolina General Assembly to fund mental health services, including mental health-related staff.
Features child exploitation information, resources, and guidance from government agencies and non-profit organizations, and outlines ways K-12 school communities can help identify, prevent, and respond to the victimization of students.
The National Center for School Mental Health, a technical assistance and training center with a focus on advancing research, points out connections between pandemic-related impacts for students' mental health and increases in behavioral outbursts, aggression, and fights.
Legislation introduced by state Sen. Nancy Skinner would ban suspensions for willful defiance and low-level behavior issues in California public and charter schools.
The Virginia General Assembly is considering legislation that would require tailored and age-appropriate mental health courses in all public schools by the start of the 2024-2025 school year.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona discussed school mental health with Nebraska educators and psychologists, including limited funding in rural communities and access to federal grants.
More than 900 schools in Ohio are receiving the latest round of funding through the K-12 School Safety Program, which provides local school districts with money to enhance current safety equipment and purchase additional measures to keep students and staff members safe.
The U.S. Department of Education is awarding more than $188 million across 170 grantees in over 30 states to increase access to school-based mental health services and strengthen the pipeline of mental health professionals in high-needs districts, with funding provided by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA).