Category: Mental Health
Teachers Are on the Front Lines of Public Health. Let’s Pay Them Like They Matter.
In high school, back in the mid-1990s, I stood before a full auditorium. When asked what I wanted to be […]
October 17, 2025
More young people in California struggling with anxiety, stress and social media, study finds
Credit: Pexels / Cottonbro Studio Top Takeaways More California youth report poor mental health compared to 2023. Top stressors include […]
October 15, 2025
After federal cuts, California schools could lose hundreds of mental health clinicians
Credit: Alison Yin/EdSource Top Takeaways The Trump administration will cancel nearly $168 million in school-based mental health grants that funded […]
September 24, 2025
What I Learned After Building a Tech Tool to Support Student Well-Being
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. One morning, my computer […]
September 17, 2025
How Schools Are Helping Students Feel Safe Enough to Attend Amid Immigration Raids
From parents’ fraught decisions over whether they can safely send their children to class to reports of districts losing families […]
September 12, 2025
Youth suicide declines since pandemic, but disparities persist in California
In the U.S., students who may need support for depression, anxiety or suicidal ideation are most likely to access services […]
August 13, 2025
What Trump’s budget and tax law means for California students
Students at Wilson Elementary School in Selma participate in mental health awareness activities on May 24, 2023. Students are seen […]
July 8, 2025
How to help kids cope with ongoing ICE raids, deportations | Quick Guide
Los estudiantes de Las Positas College en Livermore participaron en una huelga en el campus en protesta por las políticas […]
June 25, 2025
‘Psychological first aid’: How volunteers helped students recover after LA fires
A burned sign at Oak Knoll Montessori School (Loma Alta School) from the Eaton fire on Jan. 9 in the […]
May 13, 2025