Mental Health

In the 1860s, American abolitionist Frederick Douglass noted that people invested in social change “endeavor to remove the contradiction” between “what ought to be” and “what is.” This contradiction seems…

In the absence of industry-wide social media standards, parents, teachers and caretakers can feel a heavy burden to monitor content and screen time.

While the mental health of students remains a top concern of many in the education field, federal data reveals that it’s not all bad news. Or at the …

During a week when the world has focused on how governments and corporations can support initiatives that uplift women and girls globally at the Generation Equality Forum (GEF), more than…

How recognizing trauma in ourselves, other people, and the systems around us can open up new pathways to solving social problems.

Family caregivers who have stronger support networks and positive communication with loved ones tend to be more resilient.

A few years on from district-wide remote learning spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, Principal Darren A. Cole-Ochoa has observed the students at …

Many people with eating disorders die from suicide. Improving perception of internal body states, or interoception, can help everyone better care for their own bodies.

Better pay and flexibility in hiring have led to an increase in therapists working in South Carolina schools.

Close to half of those who die by suicide saw a primary care doctor within a month of their death.

School nurses can play a key role in identifying students who are at risk for chronic absenteeism, according to a new study.

I’ve been a school social worker for the last 15 years, so I am acutely aware of our nation’s mounting youth mental health crisis. I know that robust …