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All posts tagged "Mental Health"
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2.1KNewsSome states approve mental health sick days for students
The language varies from state to state, with some bills limiting the number of allowable mental health days and others requiring a...
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3.5KNews‘Hiding in Plain Sight’: Film probes youth mental illness
Several youth and young adults discuss mental health in this clip from the PBS documentary, “Hiding In Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness.”...
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1.6K► ReportsTrauma and suicide risk among LGBTQ youth
The Trevor Project releases a new research brief using data from the 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health to examine...
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2.7KNewsPandemic pushes afterschool programs to add social-emotional learning
Afterschool programs across the country are increasing turning to social emotional learning, or SEL, and other approaches to help cope with increased...
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1.2KNewsMental health figures into Pennsylvania’s education funding
Amid a growing population of youth experiencing mental health crises, as well as another spate of mass shootings around the country, Pennsylvania...
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1.6K► ReportsAddressing youth substance use through school services and supports
Urban Institute researchers discuss lessons learned from school-based approaches to youth substance use implemented in D.C., Massachusetts, and New Mexico.
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871GrantsCommunity youth mental health program support grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Mental Health, Youth Welfare, Access to Healthcare, Community | Amount: $25,000 - $50,000 | Deadline: July 8, 2022
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691GrantsNew England LGBTQ+ youth support and community project grants
GRANT FOCUS: LGBTQ Youth, Child/Youth Welfare, Child/Youth Mental Health, Community | Amount: Up to $20,000 | Deadline: July 21, 2022
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1.4K► ReportsClimate change and youth mental health
The Oregon Health Authority releases a report discussing how the ever-worsening impacts of climate change and dire predictions for the future are...
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1.7K► ReportsThe rise of firearm suicide among young Americans
Everytown for Gun Safety releases a troubling new report discussing the stark rise in firearm suicides among youth across the nation and...
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1.3KNewsYoung caregivers ‘exist in the shadows,’ offer crucial help
As many 10 million children in the U.S. may provide some form of care at home, according to researcher Melinda Kavanaugh. Some...
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2.1KNewsFor ‘lockdown generation’ school shootings are their reality
A day after the school massacre in Texas, Ohio teacher Renee Coley thought her sixth grade students would need time to process,...
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2.1K► Reports2022 National survey on LGBTQ youth mental health
The Trevor Project releases findings from the 2022 edition of its annual National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.
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1.3KNews‘From crisis to death’: Probing teen’s last, desperate hours
Y'all here to protect me," the youth asked the officers, beseechingly. "Right?" The 17-year-old's foster father, unable to deal with a teen...
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783GrantsChild and youth victims of drug crisis support program grant
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Welfare, Victim Services/Support, Drug/Substance Abuse, Drug Crisis | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: June 9, 2022
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961NewsFor Parkland survivor, a long road to recovery from trauma
More than a year after she witnessed a gunman kill three fellow students and injure five others in her Parkland classroom, Eden...
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2.1KNewsAdaptive yoga aims to build bodily strength, mental well-being
After a four-wheeler accident left her paralyzed, Angel Taylor was struggling. The then-14-year-old was lonely, in pain and still adjusting to maneuvering...
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831GrantsEarly childhood mental health program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health/Welfare, Child Mental Health, Early Childhood, SED, Child Development | Amount: Up to $500,000 | Deadline: May 17, 2022
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With students in turmoil, US teachers train in mental health
Since the pandemic started, experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children. That is now playing out at schools...
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685GrantsSupport grants for organizations serving children and youth with serious emotional disturbance
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Mental Health, Emotional Health, Family, SED, Healthcare | Amount: Up to $120,000 | Deadline: May 2, 2022
