As schools reopen, educators help with ongoing mental health issues

With kids back in school, educators brace to help with ongoing mental health troubles After the disruption and trauma of the pandemic, teachers are expecting kids to still need added support this year. They're adapting their lesson plans to start with a mental health check-in. NPR.org

As the new school year begins, teachers at many schools across the country are adding a new component to their routines: a mental health check-in with their students. The idea is to open up conversations around how kids are feeling emotionally, and to connect them to help before issues escalate to a crisis. ...

The new approach comes after two and a half rocky years of pandemic, with kids' lives disrupted by bouts of remote schooling and many families in economic stress, which worsened the already shaky state of children's mental health in the U.S.

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