Why Principals Need to Make Student Mental Health a Priority
Within the first eight days of school this year, three students in a suburban district East of Los Angeles killed themselves.
Kudos Gillette for Raising Awareness of Toxic Masculinity
If you’ve seen the Gillette commercial addressing
toxic masculinity, chances are you have an opinion about it. The ad takes a new
spin on...
Sleepless No More In Seattle — Later School Start Time Pays...
Many American teenagers try to put in a full day of school, homework, after-school activities, sports and college prep on too little...
Parents Again: the Growing Number of Americans Raising their Grandkids
It was just a quick errand: Reba would be gone 15 minutes, 20 max. But her two granddaughters ran to her...
California Looks to Lead the Country in Child Well-Being
Recently
there have been several developments in California that suggest a groundswell
of support for children’s well-being.
The new
administration of Governor...
5 Reasons to Love the National Survey of Children’s Health
The National
Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) is a rich source of national and
state-level information about children and families, and represents...
Mental Health Crisis in Teens is Being Magnified by Demise of...
After the recent report by The Children’s Society that a quarter of 14-year-old girls have self-harmed, many campaigners have called for...
30 People Can End ACEs in Your County. Why Aren’t They?
No, we don’t need the president nor congress.
We do need the
following people in your county to stop...
I Work with Kids. Here’s Why They’re Consumed with Anxiety.
While on a youth retreat with my church a few months ago,
I asked about 10 kids, ages 13 to 18, to...
APA Issues First-ever Guidelines for Practice with Men and Boys
For the first time ever, APA is releasing guidelines to help psychologists work with men and boys.
At first...