Mental Health in Schools
NYC Chancellor David Banks’ keeps changing his tune on a school cellphone ban. Here’s a timeline to make sense of it all.
Advocates say privacy questions about Talkspace have been circulating for years and questioned whether city officials did sufficient due diligence before inking the contract.
The rise in student reports of bullying comes as city schools confront a swirl of social challenges including the lingering effects of the pandemic, cyberbullying, and global tumult.
Tennessee’s Missy Testerman speaks out against classroom and library censorship, private school vouchers
The effort to bring Naloxone, which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, into city schools is part of a larger push to make the reversal agent as widely available as possible in the city.
Proponents of a ban hope that a more consistent and proactive citywide policy could avert some of the daily conflicts over cellphones.
Los padres deben mantener la calma, reportar cada caso de acoso y documentarlo por escrito, expertos dicen.
Bullying is characterized by a power imbalance between the child doing the harm and the victim.
Fewer high school students are vaping and drinking alcohol, but marijuana use has held steady.
Some school leaders are hoping the money can subsidize vape sensors to install in schools and additional substance abuse counselors.
The program will prioritize collaborations between school districts and community organizations.
El programa capacitará a jóvenes de entre 18 y 24 años para actuar “como navegadores que sirven a estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria en escuelas y en organizaciones comunitarias.”
Roughly 80% of teenagers using the program identify as Black, Latino, Asian-American or Native American, and almost 70% identified as female, according to the city data.
This week’s episode of P.S. Weekly looks at teen mental health, following one family’s journey with therapy and looking at NYC’s new effort to expand free therapy to teens.
The program will train young adults ages 18 to 24 to act “as navigators serving middle and high school students,” according to state officials.
Students presented their ideas for dealing with the teen mental health crisis, bias toward immigrants, and rats at a youth version of the famous Aspen Ideas Festival.
A collaboration backed by the Yale Child Study Center has expanded a longstanding model that relies on clinicians and lawyers to provide what amounts to a legal prescription for issues like stress and anxiety.
The rollout of California's teletherapy apps has been slow and social workers worry some youths who need clinical care won’t get referrals.
Heather Martin cofounded a nonprofit to support survivors of mass tragedy.
Charter networks, both inside and outside the state, are tracking the legislation.