All posts tagged "mental health crisis"

Students do better and schools are more stable when teachers get mental health support

Not only do teachers benefit from improved mental health, but their students do, too.

Black girls record rates of self-injury and suicide: young black girl sitting backwards in chair in classroom looking off to the side sadly

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Preteen suicide prevention and intervention research grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Suicide Prevention, Youth Mental Health, Preteens, Research | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Nov. 9, 2023

Early childhood mental health grants: young woman therapist comforts a crying young boy sitting on small white chairs

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Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana region mental healthcare services expansion grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Mental Health, Trauma/Victim Services, Louisville, Kentucky, Indiana | Amount: $50,000 - $100,000 | Deadline: Oct. 1, 2023

Black youth mental health and suicide: Black teen being helped by black woman psychologist

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Still ringing the alarm: An enduring call to action for black youth suicide prevention

Black youth have the fastest rising suicide rate among their peers of other races/ethnicities.

k-12 educator humanities summer seminar grants; male teacher teaching students in classroom

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Indiana teacher/educator support and career renewal grants

GRANT FOCUS: Teacher/Educator Support, Mental Health, Creative Thinking, Teacher Burnout, Education | Amount: Up to $15,000 | Deadline: Sept. 11, 2023

behavioral and mental health grants: pair of hands clasping another in sunlight

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Youth mental health improvement coalition support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Mental Health, Mental Healthcare Access, Minority/Disadvantaged Youth | Amount: $1,000,000 | Deadline: Sept. 8, 2023

Students turn to TikTok to fill gaps in school lessons: black girl with long hair takes a selfie on phone outside

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Villainizing and restricting social media will worsen, not help, youth mental health

What do youth tell us are the greatest threats to their mental health?

2023 national survey on the mental health of LGBTQ young people: colorful illustrative graphic of three people with arms around eachother

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2023 U.S. national survey on the mental health of LGBTQ young people

The Trevor Project releases its annual survey report on LGBTQ youth mental health.

Surge in eating disorders spurs state legislative action: young woman with brown hair looks off to her left while seated at table with microphones

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Surge in eating disorders spurs state legislative action

The slew of legislation follows a spike in eating disorder cases after pandemic lockdowns.

Mental health: young black girl sitting on school steps with head lowered and hugging her legs

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The youth mental health crisis is hitting girls the hardest. Here’s what needs to change.

Four in ten of the young women I work with experience suicidal ideation.

pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented: view of person wearing black t-shit with "Mental Health Matters" on the back

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Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show

The pandemic took a harsh toll on U.S. teen girls' mental health.

Parenting in America today report: dad helping daughter on bike learn to ride while other daughter films on phone off to the side and mom watches on

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Parenting in America today

A new report highlights the top concerns and struggles of parents across the country.

Schools face pressure to take harder line on discipline: closeup of students hand holding red pen with class in desks in background

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Schools face pressure to take harder line on discipline

As kids' behavior reaches crisis points after the pandemic, many schools are facing pressure.

social media use, tiktok: young person laying down opening TikTok on phone

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Seattle schools sue tech giants over social media harm

The lawsuit blames the social media companies for worsening mental health and behavioral disorders.

Schools struggle to staff up for youth mental health crisis: female teacher with long hair and glasses sitting on swingset swing

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Schools struggle to staff up for youth mental health crisis

Among 18 of the country's largest school districts, 12 started this school year with fewer counselors or psychologists than they had in...

Karen Pittman opinion: Black woman with dark-frame glasses an hair pulled back stands leaning against wood porch railing wearing dark jacket and colorful scarf with greenery in the background.

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Fully prepared doesn’t require being problem-free, just resilient

“Problem-free isn’t fully prepared” is the slogan I am most known for... Today, in the wake of a youth mental health crisis exacerbated...

Youth violence expert how to help antisocial youth: group of school kids walking across crosswalk

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Q&A: Youth violence expert Paul Boxer on how to help kids struggling with antisocial, potentially violent behaviors

Paul Boxer has become an expert in youth violence. He has co-authored 80 research papers and is head of the Rutgers Center...

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Black girls are experiencing record rates of self-injury and death by suicide

Emergency room visits for suicidal thoughts and self-injury are on the rise, with Black girls and LGBTQ youth experiencing record rates of...

student health and athletic trainers: bald black man stands next to young black student kneeling on football field

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