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As teacher morale hits a new low, schools look for ways to give breaks, restoration

After months of teaching during a global pandemic, Wade Buckman felt worn out physically, mentally, and emotionally. He had been teaching in person all semester, until an outbreak of COVID-19 cases caused his school to abruptly...

source: Education Week

How to mitigate the impact of a lockdown on mental health

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting people's mental health. But what helps and hinders people in getting through a lockdown? A new study led by researchers at the University of Basel addressed this question using data from 78 countries across the world. The results hint at...

source: Science Daily

For school counselors, the challenge is reaching students who are struggling

In June, Weare Middle School counselor Chris Beede and one of his counselor colleagues took four middle school students fishing on a school-approved “counseling field trip.” They were outdoors, distanced in separate...

source: Concord Monitor

Jordan's story: Isolated, anxious and failing online classes, an 11-year-old Texas boy considered suicide

One evening in early October, 11-year-old Jordan typed the following into a Google document: “give me 10 GOOD reasons why I shuldnt kill myself here. Share here:” No reasons were listed. Those words...

source: Texas Tribune

How to transform the U.S. mental health system

The United States is at a time of promise for historic transformation in mental health care. For decades, systemic problems have persisted — including high levels of unmet need, underdevelopment of community-based supports, and inequities in access and quality of care....

source: RAND Corporation

Using the 'tap in dedication' technique

Emma quickly checks her watch as she turns her key in the lock. It’s 9:57 p.m. She sighs as she pushes open the door and quickly moves to her room to drop off her bags before heading to the kitchen to make dinner, her second meal of the day since leaving at 6 that...

source: Counseling Today

For people with OCD — and fearful of germs — the pandemic is upending years of therapy

Long before the pandemic arrived, Renée battled intense fears of getting sick from daily life. She worried she could get HIV from doorknobs or suffer brain damage from odorless carbon monoxide leaking from a faulty...

source: STAT News

3 things to know about being a good ally

“Ally” is a widely used term, describing people from a dominant social group or with relative privilege who wish to show solidarity with the marginalized or oppressed. In this excerpt from Into the Fold podcast Episode #100: Black Lives Matter, Dr. Christen Smith,...

source: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

As pandemic grinds on, Texas students increasingly feel alone and scared, and some are thinking about suicide

Shea Wiedemeyer's depression crept in slowly. The high school freshman had struggled with some anxiety before schools shut down abruptly in March, but in the isolation of the pandemic, cut off from daily interaction...

source: Texas Tribune

SAMHSA releases new report on behavioral health workforce needs

According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 80% of individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD) do not get needed care; 57% of those with mental illness also do not get needed care and fully one-third of those...

source: SAMHSA

As demand surges, counseling clinics learn how to adjust to telehealth

The coronavirus pandemic forced many counseling centers to transition quickly to telehealth this past year. Some have had an easier time than others in adjusting, but nearly all have learned invaluable lessons in how to deliver virtual...

source: mHealth Intelligence

A pilot of a mindfulness based stress reduction intervention for female caregivers of youth who are experiencing substance use disorders

Families play a critical role in supporting adolescents with substance use disorders. Little research has been done to investigate interventions targeting the significant stress of caring for an...

source: ScienceDirect

Unprecedented telehealth support through Omnibus Appropriations and Coronavirus Relief spending bills

The U.S, Congress recently passed a $2.3 trillion appropriation bill that delivers $900 billion in new COVID-19 relief and $1.4 trillion to fund the federal government through September 30, 2021. The Omnibus...

source: Telebehavioral Health Institute

Mental health is one of the biggest pandemic issues we'll face in 2021

With progress in efforts for COVID-19 vaccines and predictions for when the population will receive them, there seems to be a light at the end of the long, harrowing pandemic tunnel. As the physical risks are better managed with vaccines,...

source: CNN

Texas hires two companies to run STAAR, moving toward statewide online testing

Texas is once again shaking up its standardized testing contracts, signing four-year agreements totaling $388 million with two companies to develop and administer its controversial State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness...

source: Texas Tribune

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Dealing with large-scale tragedies at school

As teacher morale hits a new low, schools look for ways to give breaks, restoration

How to mitigate the impact of a lockdown on mental health

For school counselors, the challenge is reaching students who are struggling

Jordan's story: Isolated, anxious and failing online classes, an 11-year-old Texas boy considered suicide

How to transform the U.S. mental health system

Using the 'tap in dedication' technique

For people with OCD — and fearful of germs — the pandemic is upending years of therapy

3 things to know about being a good ally

As pandemic grinds on, Texas students increasingly feel alone and scared, and some are thinking about suicide

SAMHSA releases new report on behavioral health workforce needs

As demand surges, counseling clinics learn how to adjust to telehealth

A pilot of a mindfulness based stress reduction intervention for female caregivers of youth who are experiencing substance use disorders

Unprecedented telehealth support through Omnibus Appropriations and Coronavirus Relief spending bills

Mental health is one of the biggest pandemic issues we'll face in 2021

Texas hires two companies to run STAAR, moving toward statewide online testing

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