Schools

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is one of three school districts in Alaska that have added positions at alternative schools using funds from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education) grant. 09/02/2015 Link to Source

About 300 people gathered to hear from Scott, along with representatives from the other programs included in the initiative: Youth Move National (a peer-based support group), MyStrength (tailored online mental health resources) and Youth Mental Health First Aid (a public education program that works to identify, understand and respond to the signs of mental illness). … Read more

McLean High School magazine journalist David Kagan didn’t know the power of depression when he started to research his article “A Generation in Pain” for McLean High School’s Highlander magazine. 08/08/2015 Link to Source

When we notice our child or someone we coach or teach or even a neighborhood youth beginning to have difficulty coping with ordinary life, displaying changes in mood or personality, changing sleeping and/or eating habits and withdrawing socially, what do we do?  08/06/2015 Link to Source

Some students show up for school with more than just school supplies. Some struggle with mental illness, suicidal tendencies and anti-social behavior. 07/31/2015 Link to Source

Madison School District has learned they’ve been awarded a four year, $4 million dollar mental health expansion grant. 07/19/2015 Link to Source

May is Mental Health Month; a time designated to learn more about the importance of our mental health and its effect on our daily living and functioning. Mental Health America reminds us that 1 in 5 Americans will have a diagnosable mental health condition in any given year. Fifty (50) percent of Americans will meet the … Read more

Five teen suicides this school year – including three in the past month – have jolted the community. It’s the highest number in the history of Spokane Public Schools, prompting parents, students and community members to ask what they can do to help. 05/12/2015 Link to Source

Katie Stringer doesn’t want another person to feel alone in their mental illness. The Hempstead High School junior put a face to mental-health issues tonight when she shared her story during a Dubuque Community School Board meeting. 05/12/2015 Link to Source

Teachers, nurses and beyond gathered in Belgrade for intensive Youth Mental Health First Aid training 03/18/2015 Link to Source

LaPorte County Drug Free Partnership is initiating the Youth Mental Health First Aid program to train members of the public to improve mental health literacy – helping them identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness. 03/10/2015 Link to Source

Care Plus NJ, Inc. (CarePlus) headquartered in Paramus, NJ and Turning Point Inc. of Paterson have partnered to create an innovative program to help adolescents and adults who are struggling with substance use challenges and, in some cases, mental health disorders 02/27/2015 Link to Source

Efforts to stop Montana kids from taking their own lives move forward… Over the next five years the grant will provide free Mental Health First-Aid Training. These classes will teach the signs and symptoms of mental illness. 02/20/2015 Link to Source

As part of Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s think.change initiative, Deming Public Schools will be hosting a ‘Youth Mental Health First Aid’ training similar to ‘First Aid’ and CPR, ‘Mental Health First Aid’ teaches individuals how to help those experiencing mental health challenges or crises 02/20/2015  Link to Source

YOUNG people suffering a severe mental illness have received a boost with the NSW government announcing last week it would expand support services across the state. 02/11/2015 Link to Source

Education officials in Georgia say the state has received $9.5 million to help schools address mental health. 02/08/2015  Link to Source

Education officials in Georgia say the state has received $9.5 million to help schools address mental health 02/07/2015 Link to Source

One in five children between the ages of 9 and 17 has a diagnosable mental or addictive disorder, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Yet only 20 percent of those children receive mental health services. 02/05/2015 Link to Source

As part of Mental Health First Aid Awareness, the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority is again offering free training courses designed to teach people methods of assisting someone who may be in the early stages of developing a mental health challenge or in a mental health crisis. 01/26/2015  Link to Source

The Sandy Hook School support fund is asking the public to take their survey to help them decide on ongoing support.   01/23/2015  Link to Source

The teenage years are challenging for both those going through them and the adults trying to get the teens through them. It’s a time when young people begin to assert their independence more and during which the may challenge authority figures around them more. 01/20/2015 Link to Source

Only 20 percent of children with mental health issues are actually identified and receive mental health services each year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Minnesota 01/15/2015 Link to Source

This week in Helena a group of nearly 30 people has gathered to learn how to spot signs of mental health issues in Montana youth and in turn teach others to do the same.  01/12/2015  Link to Source

“Speak Your Mind Texas,” a community conversation addressing mental health and substance use issues in teens and young adults drew 51 people to the Plainview ISD Education Complex Board Room on Tuesday. Small group discussions alternated with large group discussions summarizing conclusions that the groups had come to.  01/08/2015 Link to Source

Students in Milwaukee Public Schools will receive greater academic, behavioral and mental health supports thanks to the district’s successful efforts to help bring in $9.1 million in competitive grants, the district announced this month. Link to Source

Deming High School students participated in a student focus group as part of the Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s Think.Change initiative that is working to reduce the mental health stigma in the borderland. 11/17/2014 Link to Source  

Bullitt County Public Schools is receiving $99,970 for training six staff members as Certified Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructors. 11/13/2014 Link to Source

West Virginia schools will receive nearly $10 million in federal grants to increase awareness of mental health among children and “curb gun violence,” the state Department of Education announced Wednesday. The Mountain State is among 120 school districts or entire states across the nation to receive the Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education (AWARE) grant … Read more

The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) will receive a grant for $9.7 million to curb gun violence by connecting families, schools and communities to mental health services. West Virginia was one of 120 states and local school districts to receive the Now is the Time Project AWARE grant for mental health first aid training. The grant … Read more

Foxborough Regional Charter School has been awarded $99,948 to increase mental health literacy, improve school climate, prevent school violence and increase access to mental health services in the community. The school will use the funds to train eight instructors and 310 community members in Youth Mental Health First Aid. Link to Source  

Today, U.S. Representative Candice Miller (MI-10) applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ announcement that, as part of its Mental Health & Substance Abuse Service Grant Program, it will be awarding the Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port School District (known as the Laker Schools) a grant totaling $100,000.   Link to Source

Parents are accustomed to dealing with cuts, broken bones and the physical wounds of childhood. But there is little preparation for what to do when your child is feeling alone, experiencing depression, or even considering taking his own life. Link to Source

Before giving their children their own cellphones, access to the Internet and video games, parents should develop a media plan, set time limits for use and establish rules their children will be expected to follow or risk losing the privilege.

That was one of the recommendations made by Dr. Paul Weigle, Natchaug Hospital psychiatrist and expert on video game and Internet addiction, during a forum Thursday titled “iSafety: Protecting Kids in the Digital Age.”

Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health trained the students on mental health first aid last summer, and each “preventer” is now a certified mental health first-aid responder. Link to Source

As many as 70,000 Kansas children under age 18 have emotional/behavioral problems, and many are reluctant to seek help or might not know where to turn for care. The symptoms of mental illness can be difficult to detect — even when friends and family of someone who appears to be developing a mental illness can … Read more

As part of an ongoing effort to help improve public understanding of mental health issues in Connecticut, the Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network and The Department of Psychiatry at The Hospital of Central Connecticut are sponsoring a free public event Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. The event, titled “Raising … Read more

Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and the National Council share a similar goal: improve the emotional health of youth. When mental health and celebrities are talked about together, more often than not, advocates can only cringe at the resulting conversation. It’s unusual for a celebrity to take up the cause unprovoked – and it’s … Read more