Tag: mental health
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Critics: Reallocate funds for better mental health services in Lexington Two
This article was published on WLTX by Alicia Neaves on June 18, 2021. CAYCE, S.C. — Parents, former students and social justice groups are calling for better mental health services for students with special needs in Lexington School District Two. This comes after an elementary student with disabilities was put in handcuffs by a district School…
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State education department to help fund more school counselors statewide
This article was published on Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise by Kim Archer on May 31, 2021. After years of advocating for more school counselors in districts across the state, Oklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister has found the funding to establish a School Counselor Corps to provide additional mental health resources for Oklahoma students. The state Department of…
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NYC to pay $500 to nearly 1,000 parents to address mental health needs at their schools
This article was published on Chalkbeat New York by Alex Zimmerman on April 9, 2021. The education department is launching a training program next month for parents, paying them $500 to become “wellness ambassadors” addressing mental health needs in their school communities. The initiative will pay the stipend to parent leaders from roughly 950 schools…
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Palm Beach County School District ‘excessively’ Baker Acts students, study says
This article was published on CBS 12 by Lexi Nahl on March 30, 2021. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A new case study by the Southern Poverty Law Center describes the sometimes harmful effects of invoking the Florida Mental Health Act, otherwise known as the “Baker Act.” According to researchers, Palm Beach County serves as…
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Committed: Kids With Disabilities Increasingly Swept Into Mental Health System Under Baker Act
This article was published on WLRN by Lynn Hatter on December 16, 2020. Each year, about 36,000 children in Florida are involuntarily committed for psychiatric evaluations under the state’s Baker Act and disabled kids are becoming increasingly ensnared. The Baker Act was not designed for kids, yet the number of children who are involuntarily committed…
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School ‘wellness centers’ could be an answer to soaring mental health needs in California
This article was published on EdSource by Carolyn Jones on December 9, 2020. Responding to a surge in student anxiety and depression — exacerbated by the pandemic — a state commission has called for California schools to move quickly to become “wellness centers” addressing mental and physical health needs among K-12 students and their families.…
