This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Some schools are replacing detention with meditation as a way to help traumatized students learn to deal with their emotions and approach learning with a more positive…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eva Buechel explains how the low-pressure atmosphere of social media can help socially-anxious people reach out for help when they do not want to bother anyone. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As the conversation around mental health continues to gain momentum, Governing magazine reports that states are beginning to adopt mental health lessons into their curriculum, with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research indicates that Kendra’s Law – inspired by Andrew Goldstein’s murder of Kendra Webdale – can prevent homelessness and violence among mentally ill individuals if adequate resources are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Thrive is a community of education innovators working toward making classrooms successful in both project-based learning and social-emotional learning. They also are continually iterating the process of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kimya N. Dennis explains the cultural barriers that prevent the accurate collection of suicide in communities of color. • Data is essential for understanding the scope of a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Thomas S. McDonald explains how mass incarceration in the United States harms public health as jailed individuals die at an appalling rate. • How can philanthropists…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Medium post, Mali Locke at Milken Institute discusses her research into the mental health of college students, but expands it to show how all of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Social emotional learning benefits both students and educators in the classroom. Rethink Ed is developing a platform that will provide mental health solutions along with prosocial behavior…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeremy Kohomban, Jennifer Rodriguez, and Ron Haskins explain how the opioid crisis is putting additional strain on the foster care system as addicted parents struggle and fail to care for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A study last year found correlations between teen girl suicides and their screen time on social media. However, other scholars disagree with its findings and think that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A few months ago, I began investigating the health and wellbeing of undergraduates for a project here at the Milken Institute’s Center for Strategic Philanthropy (CSP). Cindy Citrone was struggling to help her children…