This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · EdSurge discusses the results of a new survey which shows that the top challenges students face when completing their degrees are not academic, but more emotional and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Yitzi Weiner talks with David Markovich and Zach Schleien about mental health and their journey to building 18percent. 18percent is an online peer to peer community supporting people with mental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has put a halt on Obama’s special education rule, reports Chalkbeat. The rule, previously issued in 2016, was designed to stop the over-identification…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · BBC News discusses a report by Professor Sally Holland regarding the experiences of children with learning disabilities and concludes that these children have been isolated, marginalised and hidden…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Kate Stringer at The 74 explains what social-emotional learning is, how schools are applying it, and the benefits that it has had on youth development and student…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The ‘Hotel of Last Resort’ started as a housing facility for people suffering from mental illness and drug addiction. The hotel offered them a home and accommodated…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Harold Pollack and Jens Ludwig explain how getting teens therapy in response to violent outbursts can set them on the right track and steer them away from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Behavioral health integration has proven to be an effective way to improve healthcare services, but cooperation and payment are standing in the way of integration. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author points out how first responders who experience the mass tragedies often go through bouts of depression, anxiety, job burnout, and even suicide. • Are there organizations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen interviews Ananya Birla, Indian singer, entrepreneur, and mental health activist to discuss the stigma of mental health illnesses and the effects of this stigma on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard Gunderman explains why overloaded medical social workers leaving the profession poses a problem for hospitals and patients who benefit from their work. • Why are medical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge emphasizes the importance of social emotional learning (SEL), while pointing to recent research that shows how trauma-informed support is key to better academic outcomes as…