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New Laws Aim to Combat the Youth Mental Health Crisis. Here's …

(4 days ago) WEBA law enacted in May in Washington provides $500,000 annually to districts for two years to pay for virtual mental health services to students in rural areas, where it’s hard to find mental

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/new-laws-aim-to-combat-the-youth-mental-health-crisis-heres-what-they-do/2023/08

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States Take Action to Address Children’s Mental Health in Schools

(3 days ago) WEBSeventeen states enacted laws to provide mental health training and resources for school staff. Rhode Island’s SB 31/HB 5353 (Chapter 131) requires that school staff and …

https://nashp.org/states-take-action-to-address-childrens-mental-health-in-schools/

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Bills Introduced in the 117th Congress Addressing Mental Health

(Just Now) WEBIncreasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R.3572/ S.1811) The Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act “directs the Department of Education …

https://www.aypf.org/policies-and-legislation/bills-introduced-in-the-117th-congress-addressing-mental-health-supports-in-schools/

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How states are doing at supporting kids' mental health at school

(4 days ago) WEBA law passed in 2021 making funding available for school-based mental health services, and Senate leaders this year have pledged to put together a legislative …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/16/1080863226/state-by-state-heres-how-well-schools-are-doing-at-supporting-kids-mental-health

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Mental Health in Schools NAMI

(Just Now) WEBMental Health In Schools Where We Stand NAMI believes that public policies and practices should promote greater awareness and early identification of mental health …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Improving-Health/Mental-Health-in-Schools/

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Education, Justice Departments Issue Fact Sheet on Supporting …

(Just Now) WEBThe fact sheet entitled Supporting and Protecting the Rights of Students at Risk of Self-Harm in the Era of COVID-19, provides information about federal civil rights …

https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/education-justice-departments-issue-fact-sheet-supporting-students-risk-self-harm-during-covid-19-era

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Teens Are Advocating for Mental Health Days Off …

(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 compared with 2019. In New York, California

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

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Illinois Schools Allowing Students 5 Mental Health Days From …

(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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More states are allowing students to take mental health days off

(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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Legislation aims to tackle mental health concerns in higher ed

(3 days ago) WEBCollege students and campuses across the country are facing growing mental health challenges that have only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. …

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/11/08/legislation-aims-tackle-mental-health-concerns-higher-ed

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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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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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Supporting Child and Student Social, Emotional, Behavioral, …

(9 days ago) WEBaddress the full impact of COVID-19 on students’ physical and mental health; students’ social, emotional, behavioral, and educational needs; or the impact on educator and …

https://www2.ed.gov/documents/students/supporting-child-student-social-emotional-behavioral-mental-health.pdf

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Student Mental Health: The Public School’s Legal Role

(6 days ago) WEBlevel to address student mental health, including: a) Mental Health in Schools Act 2015 (H.R. 1211/S. 1588): Provides federal funding to train school staff on mental health …

https://cdn-files.nsba.org/s3fs-public/10.%20Schmanke%20Helfrich%20Student%20Mental%20Health.pdf

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Rep. Porter Introduces Legislation to Protect Students’ Mental …

(3 days ago) WEBUnder federal law, colleges and universities are not allowed to enact policies that discriminate against students because of their mental health needs. The Student …

https://porter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=77

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New CA Law Mandates Mental Health Education For Students

(8 days ago) WEBSB 224, which was signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021, ensures, among other things, that health courses in middle and high schools …

https://youthlaw.org/news/new-ca-law-mandates-mental-health-education-students

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H.R.1109 - Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2020

(5 days ago) WEB“(3) facilitating community partnerships among families, students, law enforcement agencies, education agencies, mental health and substance use disorder …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1109/text

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Mental Health Resources - American Bar Association

(2 days ago) WEBMental Health Information. Alcoholism, drug addiction, and mental health problems are afflictions that affect a great number of professionals including lawyers and judges. To …

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_students/resources/mental-health/

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Law Deans Clearinghouse for Student Mental Health

(9 days ago) WEBLaw students across the country are reporting an increasing need for support with mental health, wellness, and wellbeing while in law school. In a 2021 survey of law student …

https://www.aals.org/mental-health-clearinghouse/

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

(8 days ago) WEB671. Lucy Foulkes, a research psychologist at the University of Oxford, wants school systems to proceed cautiously with large-scale mental health interventions. “It’s …

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

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Healthy Minds Study is first step in boosting campus mental health

(1 days ago) WEBThe Healthy Minds Study, a baseline assessment that measures students’ attitudes, behaviors and awareness of emotional well-being, is being conducted through …

https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2022/04/healthy-minds-study-first-step-boosting-campus-mental-health-services

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Protests Magnify Concerns About Student Mental Health

(5 days ago) WEBEver since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the lives of college students across the country, campuses have faced an epidemic of mental health challenges, …

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

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Law Student Mental Health Statistics You Ned to Know Clio

(3 days ago) WEBA major impediment to law student mental health is the widespread reluctance to seek out professional assistance. A 2016 study by LawyerWellBeing.net …

https://www.clio.com/blog/law-student-mental-health-statistics/

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Bill signed into law that’s intended to divert mental health - WLBT

(9 days ago) WEBLaw enforcement told lawmakers in a November 2022 hearing that they have become the default mental health facility in a lot of counties around the state. …

https://www.wlbt.com/2024/05/14/bill-signed-into-law-thats-intended-divert-mental-health-patients-away-jail-detentions/

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Is the drive to overachieve fueling the mental health crisis among

(6 days ago) WEBIf you or someone you know is considering self-harm or suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or the Suicide Crisis Line at 1 …

https://thegrio.com/2024/05/15/is-the-drive-to-overachieve-fueling-the-mental-health-crisis-among-students-of-color/

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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signs bill on student overdose …

(2 days ago) WEBFILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks Dec. 13, 2023, at an event in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) ARLINGTON, Va. (WJLA) — Gov. …

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Mental Health Action Day encourages communities across the globe

(9 days ago) WEBJACKSON, Tenn. — Take action! The fourth annual Mental Health Action Day is on its way, taking place on May 16. Showtime and MTV entertainment studios gives …

https://www.wbbjtv.com/2024/05/13/mental-health-action-day-encourages-communities-across-the-globe/

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