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Survey of 1500 Kids Suggests School Phone Bans Have Important but Limited Effects

Justin D. Martin & Chighaf Bakour

After a Stray Bullet Kills a NYC Teen, Chancellor Calls for Community Support

Melissa Aviles Ramos

What Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ Gets Wrong — and Right — About ‘Kids These Days’

Eugene C. Roehlkepartain

Virginia Curbs Social Media for Minors

The 74

As Teacher Burnout Deepens, States Scramble to Fill Job Vacancies

Robbie Sequeira

With Washington Cutting Programs, States Must Step Up on Child Mental Health

Zainab Okolo

Ed Dept. Axes $1B Mental Health Program Designed to Thwart School Shootings

Mark Keierleber

Tackling the Youth Mental Health Crisis: Why Every Child Needs a Trusted Adult

Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes

Child Health Report Card Focuses on Youth Mental Health Needs

Katie Dukes

How an All-Girls Charter School in LA Is Tackling the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Vanessa Garza

‘Jesus is Better than a Psychologist’: Arizona Republicans Want Chaplains to be in Public Schools

Caitlin Sievers

Trump’s ICE Plan Sows ‘Chaos and Fear’ in Schools

Mark Keierleber

Q&A: Kendrick Lamar ‘Used His Platform’ at Super Bowl as ‘Salute to Black History’

Trinity Alicia

Fostering Culture & Belonging: Reflections from Teacher of the Year Finalists

Marianna McMurdock

Teen Girls’ Suicide Risk Is Rising. Sexual Identity Stress May Be a Factor

Joseph Cimpian & Mollie McQuillan

Seattle-Area Schools Say Survey Saved Lives. Then They Released Student Data

Linda Jacobson

Domestic Violence Is Upending NYC Kids’ Lives, Housing and Education

Marianna McMurdock

Oklahoma Bills Would Restrict Student Cellphone Use, Social Media, Sex Ed

Nuria Martinez-Keel

Texas Weighs Social Media Bans for Minors as Schools and Police Face Challenges

Stephen Simpson

I Offer Free Online Therapy to Teens. Here’s What I’m Seeing — and Why it Matters

Erin Mack

New UVM Program Brings Mental Health Professionals to Vermont’s Rural Schools

Klara Bauters

Q&A: Nation’s First School Counselor Residency Launches in Rural CA

Marianna McMurdock

Josh Stein Wins North Carolina’s Governor Race. What’s Next for Schools

Marianna McMurdock

Seinfeld Criticizes NYC Schools’ Post-Election Day Decision

The 74

Fat Shaming’s Devastating Toll on Students

Mark Keierleber

Rhode Island Advocates Call for New Agency to Oversee Kids’ Behavioral Health

Alexander Castro

Computer Programs Monitor Students’ Every Word in the Name of Safety

Madyson Fitzgerald

Mental Health Support for Toddlers has Lagged in Texas. That’s Now Changing

Stephen Simpson

Being Bullied in High School Can Make Teens Less Optimistic About the Future

Hannah L. Schacter

1st Federal Survey of Trans Students: 72% Feel ‘Hopeless,’ 1 in 4 Tried Suicide

Beth Hawkins

NYC Schools Launch Anti-Hate Hotline as Antisemitism and Islamophobia Reports Rise

Amy Zimmer

Excessive Screen Time Leads to More Anger, Outbursts for Preschoolers

Kate Rix

America Risks Losing a Whole Generation of Kids. Today’s Schools Can’t Help Them

Robin Lake

Youth Suicides Are Up in Connecticut, and Officials Are Broadening Response

Laura Tillman

Data Privacy Advocates Raise Alarm Over NYC’s Free Teen Teletherapy Program

Michael Elsen-Rooney

One New York District’s Old-School Approach to Support Kids’ Well-Being

Marianna McMurdock

Stark Racial, Class Disparities in K-12 Mental Health Linked to Absenteeism

Marianna McMurdock

Dear School System: Black Girls Are Not as Strong as You Think We Are

Derry Oliver

Web Filter Refined: Teen Builds His Own, More Nuanced Tool

Tara García Mathewson

30% of LGBTQ Students Diagnosed With Disability, Twice the Rate as Kids Overall

Beth Hawkins

5 Updates on Teens from the CDC: Declining Sadness, But More Bullying & Violence

Marianna McMurdock

Distracted Kids: 75% of Schools Say ‘Lack of Focus’ Hurting Student Performance

Marianna McMurdock

Green Spaces: A Vital Key to Young Children’s Mental Well-Being

K.C. Compton

Indiana’s Overall Child Well-Being Scores Decline in New National Report

Casey Smith

Report: Higher Rates of Depression, Anxiety for LGBTQ Teens Forcibly Outed

Beth Hawkins

Child Tax Credit Failure Reaffirms Young People’s Pessimism About Government

Conor P. Williams

Psychologist Warns: Lack of Playtime, Excessive Adult Oversight, Is Hurting Kids

Kevin Mahnken

Kentucky Launches Mental Health Wellness Course in Schools with Anthem Medicaid

Sarah Ladd

Kids, Screen Time & Despair: An Expert in Economics & Happiness Sounds the Alarm

Kevin Mahnken

40% of LGBTQ Youth Considered Suicide in Last Year, 30% Victimized in School

Beth Hawkins

California Launches New Mental Health-based Apps for Families and Youth

Erick Trevino

Alaska House Approves Social Media Ban for Kids, Online Pornography ID Checks

James Brooks

189 Innovative School Leaders: Teacher Staffing, AI, Mental Health Top Ed Issues

Chelsea Waite

5 Million Kids in Poverty: As Funds Expire, a Fresh Call to Confront the Crisis

Marianna McMurdock

Stress Leading Cause Why Black and Latino Students Leave College

Joshua Bay

WATCH: New York Teen Discovers Biomarker to Identify Those at Risk of Suicide

Jim Fields

America’s Most Popular Autism Therapy May Not Work — and May Seriously Harm Patients’ Mental Health

Beth Hawkins

No More Cures, No More Fixes: How Autistic Leaders Are Changing the Therapy Debate

Beth Hawkins

New Study: School Nurses Are Untapped Resource to Combat Chronic Absenteeism

Amanda Geduld

4 Ways Gen Z Is Thinking About Their Education and Future

Marianna McMurdock

Report: Kids’ Mental Health Tops Reasons Why Parents Consider Changing Schools

Linda Jacobson

In Michigan, Mother of Oxford High School Shooter Found Guilty of Manslaughter

Anna Liz Nichols

5 Ways El Paso Parents Can Support Their Children’s Mental Health

Priscilla Totiyapungprasert

Mental Health Counselors in South Carolina Schools Doubled Since 2022

Skylar Laird

New Report Shows Millions of Rural Students Facing Multiple Crises after COVID

Jerry Johnson & Allen Pratt

GOP-led Push to Fund Police Over Counselors Leaves Some Schools ‘In the Lurch”

Maria Polletta

Exclusive: Sales Skyrocket for Phone Pouch Company as In-School Bans Spread

Linda Jacobson

Virginia Data Shows Severe Shortage of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists

Hollyann Purvis/Capital News Service

Anxiety & Algorithms: North Carolina Examines How to Rein in Social Media’s Sway

Clayton Henkel

6 Hidden & Not-So-Hidden Factors Driving America’s Student Absenteeism Crisis

Greg Toppo

‘Whole Child, Whole Life’ Book Offers 10 Ways For Kids to Live, Learn & Thrive

Conor P. Williams

Suicide-Prevention Program Helps Alaska Students Identify Their Own Strength

Claire Stremple

Lauded Teen Anxiety Doc To Stream Free in Honor of Mental Health Screening Month

Steve Snyder

Fentanyl is Poisoning Arizona’s Teens. Students Are Reducing Overdoses, One PSA at a Time

Marianna McMurdock

How Have Schools Improved Since the Pandemic? What Teachers Had to Say

Cory Beets

Iowa Board Of Regents, Universities Target Campus Mental Health

Brooklyn Draisey

Maryland Officials Want to Boost Schools’ Behavioral Health Services With $120M

Danielle J. Brown

15 Key Takeaways From More Than 3,000 Gen Zers on Their ‘Struggling’ Lives & Future

Joshua Bay

‘Time is Running Out’: COVID-19 Set Back Older Students the Most, Study Finds

Greg Toppo

Kids’ Crisis Centers are Opening in Connecticut, but Who’s Paying the Bills?

Ginny Monk

New ‘Anxious Nation’ Documentary Offers Intimate Portrait of Teen Anxiety

Marianna McMurdock

Idaho Youth Can Now Access Residential Mental Health Care

Kyle Pfannenstiel

Period Products Will Be Available for Free in Ohio Schools

Megan Henry

1 Adult, 600 Students: Overwhelmed School Counselors Detail Duties, Burnout

Casey Smith

Gen Z Entrepreneurs Tackle Youth Mental Health Crisis With Music Therapy

Joshua Bay

More Research Shows the Harm of Social Media Use on Mental Health & Body Image

Emily Hemendinger

92,000 Pennsylvania Students Sought Help Addressing Mental Health Last Year

Chanel Hill

Virginia Eyes Soaring College Counseling Demand as Answer to Workforce Shortages

Sarah Vogelsong

Surgeon General Wants Warning Label on Social Media for Youth Mental Health

Marianna McMurdock

For Chicago Girls Confronting Violence, A School Solution for Reducing PTSD

Marianna McMurdock

‘OK To Not Be OK’: Therapy on Campus Helps El Paso Students

Priscilla Totiyapungprasert

The ‘Feeling Friends’ are Helping Students Learn to Talk About Their Emotions

Katie Dukes

Girls Are in a Mental Health Crisis. What Schools Must Do to Help

Simone Marean & Takai Tyler

Student Mental Health: From Buses to Cafeterias, How All School Workers Can Help

Joshua Bay

Surgeon General’s Social Media Warning May Impact School District Legal Surge

Marianna McMurdock

Mental Health, Roofing & Job Training: Illinois ‘Just Transition’ Grants Launch

Kari Lydersen

North Carolina Gets ‘F’ Grade for Children’s Mental Health in New Report

Hutch Whitman

Despite ‘Crisis,’ States and Districts Slow to Spend $1B in Mental Health Funds

Linda Jacobson

74 Interview: Psychologist Deborah Offner on Educators as First Responders

Marianna McMurdock

Mentoring Is Declining Just When Young People Need It Most. Congress Can Help

Tim Wills
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