As Teen Mental Health Worsens, Schools Learn How to Help — from pewtrusts.org by Christine Vestal
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If you or anyone you know is struggling with thoughts of self-harm or suicide, you can get help by calling the confidential National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK.
Teen mental health already was deteriorating before the coronavirus pandemic. In the two years since, the isolation, grief and anxiety created by school closures, deaths and loss of family income have led to even steeper declines in children’s mental health, experts say.
Along the lines of major issues to tackle, see:
- New Data Show Nearly 1 in 3 Child Care Workers Are Going Hungry — from the74million.org by Colin McGinnis
- Child-Care Workers Are Quitting the Industry for Good in the U.S. — from bloomberg law.com by Olivia Rockeman and Reade Pickert