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Middle School Adds ‘Calming Room’ As Mental Health Resource

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – One school in Philadelphia has a new mental health resource. Tilden Middle School has added a “calming room” where students can chill out and relax. Just as the name says, it’s a ... read more

Do schools have enough mental health resources?

When a mental ... for another school psychologist and utilizes community resources to add support as well. This district has partnerships with community centers, including a school-based health center ... read more

Controversy plagues school mental health screening

teen started skipping school, erupting in angry outbursts, yelling at teachers and punching holes in walls or retreating to his room paralyzed by ... mass screenings could uncover mental health ... read more

We need to provide better mental health treatment in schools. Here’s how to start.

Here are some things school faculty members can do to help improve students’ daily mental health ... Add that to the increased academic demands placed on students, and it should come as no surprise ... read more

Douglas County board, STEM School to continue contract talks amid parents’ protest

The room was completely ... s last school safety committee failed The district also announced it would draw down about $429,000 from reserves to add seven school resource officers next year, putting ... read more

'We just need to be heard': Teens open up about mental health, social media pressures in first '13 Reasons Why Not' conference

Jana McCarthy, a sophomore at Highland High School, shared how in middle school another student made a fake ... for students to have tough conversations and connect with mental health resources. He ... read more

Combating Mental Health Issues In Public Schools

Yuster shared an incident involving a 15-year-old who was triggered after her classmate threw food at her in the middle of the lunch room. She said administrators called police even though they knew ... read more

Study: More children, teens seeking mental health help at emergency rooms

"Some of it is positive that more people are coming to the emergency room or calling crisis lines. [It] means people are seeking help," he said. With the alarming trend comes the opening of resources ... read more

Parents of Grafton girl who committed suicide seek more awareness of teen mental health

And she left a gaping hole in her family, a “gigantic elephant in the room ... for a mental health condition. Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, where Alexandra was a student ... read more

Obama Presses for Mental-Health Care for Students, Cutting Its Stigma

"We all know someone who has struggled with or will struggle with mental health in their lives," Obama said to a room packed with mental ... Obama's plans to add up to 1,000 new school resource ... read more

Controversy plagues school mental health screening

teen started skipping school, erupting in angry outbursts, yelling at teachers and punching holes in walls or retreating to his room paralyzed by an overwhelming ... The federal government does not ... read more

Teen suicides are on the rise. Here’s what parents can do to slow the trend.

The two middle-schoolers ... Way Foundation to teach school personnel how to “recognize the signs of a mental health or addiction crisis, initiate a conversation, and connect young people to ... read more