Ushering in the Latest Wave of Ugly Racism
Racial aggression and hostile messages affect Black people’s mental health and stoke fear among the Black community.
Addressing Mental Health and Wellness on HBCU Campuses
The mental health crisis affects students of color the most. HBCUs must support Black students’ mental well-being on campus.
Creating Safer Schools: A Case Study
This mixed-methods case study examines two urban school districts in the United States. After public calls to end policing in schools, leaders in these districts reformed both policy and practice to support student safety.
How Mental Health Supports Impact Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD)
Millions of students across the country, especially students of color, students from low-income backgrounds, and students with disabilities, lack access to critical school-based mental health services.
Statewide Parent Poll Highlights Ongoing Concerns for Students’ Social, Emotional, and Academic Development and Mental Health in Massachusetts
BOSTON (May 24, 2023) – As decision-makers continue to discuss how to best tackle students’ unfinished learning amid a time of post-pandemic recovery, a new poll released today by The…
A School Environment Can Positively (or Negatively) Affect a Student’s Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. For some time, educators have known that more focus should be placed on the social emotional wellbeing of students — the whole child —…
School Hardening Can Harm Students’ Social, Emotional, and Academic Development
The Education Trust Outlines Key Policies that Federal, State, and Local Education Leaders Can Take to Implement Fair and Positive Student Discipline Practices WASHINGTON — Amid a pandemic-era surge in school…
What Parents Really Want: Less Politicking & More Attention to Students’ Academic & Mental Health Needs
The “parents rights” debate is an exercise in political bluster over substance. The recent introduction of the Parents Bill of Rights Act (HR 5) in the House of Representatives is…
Student Mental Health: A Presidential Priority
“Let’s do more on mental health, especially for our children. When millions of young people are struggling with bullying, violence, trauma, we owe them greater access to mental healthcare at…