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12 States Offer Excused Mental Health Days For Students …

(2 days ago) WEBSince Riddle’s testimony, more states have approved excused absences for mental heath for school-aged children and teens. According to VeryWell Mind, states that have mental health absences

https://www.today.com/parents/parents/mental-health-days-students-school-rcna40320

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More states are allowing students to take mental health …

(7 days ago) WEBSchool officials in Plainfield, Ill. — a town about 35 miles southwest of Chicago whose district has an enrollment of more than 25,000 — said 3,703 students …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/10/1103939937/kids-mental-health-days

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The Growing Acceptance of Mental Health Days for …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Importance of Mental Health Days. In school, students navigate academic and social lives, processing new knowledge while being held to increasingly higher standards at an increasingly faster pace. …

https://www.verywellmind.com/the-growing-acceptance-of-mental-health-days-for-students-5199076

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More Schools Are Offering Student Mental Health Days.

(2 days ago) WEBA June 2022 poll by Verywell Mind and the magazine Parents found that 75 percent of parents feel that schools should offer mental health days to students. And 56 percent …

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/more-schools-are-offering-student-mental-health-days-heres-what-you-need-to-know/2023/01

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Students Speak Out: 'We Need Mental Health Days'

(7 days ago) WEBStudents Speak Out: ‘We Need Mental Health Days’. By Catherine Gewertz — June 24, 2021 6 min read. Even before the pandemic set in, alarming …

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/students-speak-out-we-need-mental-health-days/2021/06

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Teens Are Advocating for Mental Health Days Off School - The …

(7 days ago) WEBAnd a C.D.C. report found that the proportion of 12- to 17-year-olds visiting emergency rooms for mental health reasons rose 31 percent for most of 2020 …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/well/mind/mental-health-day-laws-kids.html

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Mental Health Days: School Absence Policies NAMI

(8 days ago) WEBTaking a sick day to manage one’s mental health shouldn’t be rare — it should be encouraged, without fear of stigma or discrimination. NAMI supports school policies that …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Improving-Health/Mental-Health-Days-School-Absence-Policies/

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Should Students Get Mental Health Days Off From School?

(6 days ago) WEBThe measures “empower” children to take care of their mental health, one expert said. On July 1, a law in Oregon went into effect giving students five mental …

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/learning/students-mental-health-days.html

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Illinois Schools Allowing Students 5 Mental Health Days …

(5 days ago) WEBStudents across Illinois will be able to take up to five excused mental health days starting in January. Under a bill signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker last month, …

https://www.npr.org/sections/back-to-school-live-updates/2021/09/02/1033605650/illinois-children-mental-health-days-schools-coronavirus

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Student mental health is in crisis. Campuses are rethinking their …

(1 days ago) WEBBy nearly every metric, student mental health is worsening. During the 2020–2021 school year, more than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/10/mental-health-campus-care

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Should Kids Take Mental Health Days? - Child Mind Institute

(6 days ago) WEBA mental health day might be appropriate for something specific like a breakup or recovering from a long hard week. But if kids are experiencing ongoing …

https://childmind.org/article/should-kids-take-mental-health-days/

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Some States Now Permit Students To Take Mental Health Days

(8 days ago) WEBEncouraged by student advocates, some states have passed legislation allowing students to take so-called “mental health days” from school. In 2018, Utah …

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2019.12b9

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Why More Schools Are Excusing Student Absences for Mental Health

(6 days ago) WEBIn a June 2020 Harris poll of 1,500 teenagers, 78 percent said schools should prioritize mental health days so students can take proper care of themselves. …

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/why-more-schools-are-excusing-student-absences-for-mental-health/2021/06

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Why are mental health days for students important? - SingleCare

(4 days ago) WEBMental health days are valuable ways to manage stress, low moods, and anxiety, but they aren’t always the best option. “If there are any struggles a child is …

https://www.singlecare.com/blog/mental-health-days-for-students/

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More States Are Allowing Students to Take ‘Mental Health Days.’ …

(Just Now) WEBThe push for student mental health days began in 2019, when Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill expanding the state’s category of excused absences to include …

https://www.the74million.org/article/more-states-are-allowing-students-to-take-mental-health-days-but-could-the-practice-backfire/

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8 Key Reasons Why Students Should Have Mental Health Days

(5 days ago) WEB4. Prevents Burnout. 80% of students report frequently experiencing stress, while 34% have felt depression, indicating a widespread issue of mental health concerns within …

https://scienceandliteracy.org/why-students-should-have-mental-health-days/

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Are Mental Health Days for Students a Good Idea?

(9 days ago) WEBBut are student mental health days really a good idea? What we know for sure is that many young people today suffer serious emotional distress, and that the number of …

https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/article/are-mental-health-days-students-good-idea/

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More states are allowing children to take mental health days

(6 days ago) WEBWith child mental health problems on the rise in the past few years, a growing number of states have adopted laws that let students take an excused absence …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/10/02/student-mental-health-days/

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12 states that allow mental health days for kids in schools - CNBC

(6 days ago) WEBOregon: The state passed a law in 2019 that allows students to take up to five days off from school within a three-month period, including mental health days and …

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/23/12-states-that-allow-mental-health-days-for-kids-in-schools.html

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Student mental-health days would be excused absences under …

(5 days ago) WEBThe need for student mental health days has grown in recent years, advocates say, as many adolescents are still dealing with the impact of trauma and …

https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2023/12/20/michigan-bill-lets-students-take-excused-mental-health-days/

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Mental Health DASH CDC - Centers for Disease Control and …

(6 days ago) WEBIn 2021, more than 4 in 10 (42%) students felt persistently sad or hopeless and nearly one-third (29%) experienced poor mental health. In 2021, more than 1 in 5 (22%) students …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/mental-health/index.htm

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20 Pros and Cons of Mental Health Days For Students Ablison

(3 days ago) WEBPros of Mental Health Days for Students. Promotes self-care: Mental health days allow students to prioritize their well-being and take necessary breaks to …

https://www.ablison.com/pros-and-cons-of-mental-health-days-for-students/

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During Mental Health Awareness Month, U. S. Department of …

(4 days ago) WEBTo date, the Biden-Harris Administration has made awards to 264 grantees across 48 states and territories to strengthen the pipeline and increase the number and …

https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/during-mental-health-awareness-month-u-s-department-education-announces-new-actions-increase-access-school-based-mental-health-services

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Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day SAMHSA

(1 days ago) WEBChildren’s Mental Health Day is May 9, 2024. For nearly 20 years, SAMHSA has recognized Children’s Mental Health Day to bring attention to the mental health …

https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/observances/childrens-mental-health-awareness-day

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Mental health crisis among teenagers requires bold action, but …

(2 days ago) WEBPublic health data reveals a jump in rates of psychological distress for teenagers in the past decade — as well as self-harm. The "C" word gets thrown around …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-05/mental-health-crisis-teenagers-generation-overwhelmed/103611004

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Are Schools Too Focused on Mental Health? - The New York Times

(8 days ago) WEBAt the school’s sixth annual mental health fair last month, Woodsdale students walked through a giant inflatable brain, its lobes neatly labeled. They did yoga …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/health/mental-health-schools.html

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Protests Magnify Concerns About Student Mental Health

(5 days ago) WEBData from digital mental health platforms for college students show an increased demand for counseling amid tensions stemming from the Israel-Hamas war. …

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/physical-mental-health/2024/05/10/protests-magnify-concerns-about-student-mental

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School avoidance becomes crisis after COVID - USA TODAY

(3 days ago) WEBSome students consistently miss a couple of days a week, while others may leave during the day or escape to the nurse or counselor’s office. For most …

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/health/2023/05/15/school-avoidance-becomes-crisis-after-covid/11127563002/

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Mental Health Supports Are Key in in Community College Student …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Annenberg Institute launched a descriptive study to examine the relationship between academic success and students’ time utilization, campus …

https://www.higheredtoday.org/2024/05/13/mental-health-community-college-success/

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Mental health awareness events happening this week in Jefferson …

(1 days ago) WEBOn Friday, a Mental Health Awareness Day event will be held in Linn Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Presented by the City of Birmingham and community partners, attendees will be …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/mental-health-awareness-events-happening-this-week-in-jefferson-county/ar-BB1mkkc8

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Garden City Elementary hosts event for National Children's Mental

(Just Now) WEBSince 2018, RIDE has been awarded more than $50 million in grant funding to, in part, bolster efforts surrounding mental health. "We're really trying to remove that …

https://turnto10.com/news/local/garden-city-elementary-to-host-event-for-national-childrens-mental-health-day-may-9-2024

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