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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

teachers, school board members, superintendents, principals) and policy makers to see, appreciate, and honor the cultural capital that students of color bring to education, counseling, and mental health services. Counseling & mental health. b. Special education over-referrals and overrepresentation.

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Student Mental Health: How to Do More With Less

Thrive Alliance Group

When you have to keep your schools operating on a whole lot less, you might feel like you have no choice but to cut your student mental health support programs. The coming escalation of student mental health problems Without mental health support, districts will suffer from even greater impacts than we saw after the pandemic.

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Years later, as higher education faculty in gifted and talented education, school counseling, mental health, and college and career readiness, we have the same and more concerns. I must work with current and future mental health professionals to be culturally sensitive and competent in their knowledge skills and dispositions.

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Report: Parents of Prospective College Students Worry about Cost and Safety

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Parents and caretakers are always concerned about educational costs, degree competition and job placement, and if a safe and healthy campus environment is provided for their students,” said Dr. Davida L. Beyond cost concerns, mental health (cited by 56% of parents) and student safety are significant concerns noted in the paper.

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What I want to say

Student Minds

Whether you are looking for support for your own mental health at university or supporting a friend, help is available. I am currently on my placement year working in a school. I am Muskaan, a Psychology Undergraduate from Queen Mary University of London.

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Reducing Out-of-District Placement: A Guide for Educators 

Thrive Alliance Group

Is your school district spending a fortune on out-of-district placement? In discussions with the child study team, the family, and the student, always talk about an out-of-district placement as a temporary solution to address the current need. It’s not a permanent step but a tool to get the student back on track.

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Overcoming Barriers to Mental Health Programs in Schools

Thrive Alliance Group

We need mental health programs in schools more than ever before I’m guessing I don’t need to convince you about the need for mental health programs in schools. But academic performance will not improve until mental health is addressed. Grades and school success are DIRECTLY RELATED to mental health.