I saw this blog article on Mindshift over the long weekend and kind of put it on the back burner to think about later. But recent events at my own school caused me to reflect over the course of my teaching career, thinking about the students I know who needed mental health services and what we could have done for those children. Two questions guided my rereading of this awesome article. What can the education community do to help those students who suffer with mental health issues? What needs to change at the state, district and school level to offer more support for those kids before they do something desperate to themselves or to others? I wish the answers were simple. The suggestions are good. Are they feasible for every school, every district, across the state. I don't know. I just know it is a conversation we must have among teachers, administrators, counselors, and mental health experts if we want to effect change for these students. Here are some links I found that might spark conversation. What do you like? What do you disagree with? Please feel free to share your comments. At least, talking is a start.
Mind/Shift Blog by Linda Flanagan
http://www.schoolmentalhealth.org/
http://time.com/3479351/mental-health-schools/
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