Chris Leonard and guest Jayne Demsky, a parent who once faced her own son’s school avoidance and became an advocate for families dealing with this challenging issue, share advice for parents to help their school-refusing child get back to school.
When Mental Health is at Risk: An Introduction to Suicide and Risk Assessment
School Refusal Series Part 1: Re-Integrating and Retaining Students After COVID
As we return to full-time, in-person learning, educators expect even more students to struggle with anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues that interfere with their ability to learn and succeed in school. It’s clear that there is a mental health gap that we urgently need to close in order to address the academic gap from lost learning during the pandemic, and ultimately to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our students. Teachers, administrators, and school counselors must be ready to assist these students. So where do we start?
Demystifying Mental Health with Coaching for School Staff
As we return to full-time, in-person learning, educators expect even more students to struggle with anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues that interfere with their ability to learn and succeed in school. It’s clear that there is a mental health gap that we urgently need to close in order to address the academic gap from lost learning during the pandemic, and ultimately to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our students. Teachers, administrators, and school counselors must be ready to assist these students. So where do we start?
Starting the Conversation About Race, Equality and Bias in Schools
Dealing with race, equality, and bias is a problem that continues to confound Americans, in large part because we are not even comfortable talking about it. Yet our children and teens are watching events unfold in the world and they have questions, real questions. As educators, we need to support thoughtful dialogue. So how do […]
