Student Well-Being
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- Student Well-Being From Our Research Center What It's Like Teaching Through a Youth Mental Health CrisisTeachers are broadly concerned about their students' mental health—and don't always have the knowledge or support to help.Student Well-Being Educating Teens About Healthy Relationships: 3 Best PracticesTeens often don't even recognize when they're in an abusive relationship.Student Well-Being For LGBTQ+ Students, Having Teachers Who Care Can Make a Big DifferenceLGBTQ+ students reported lower levels of suicide risk, anxiety, and depression if they felt their teachers cared about them, a report said.Student Well-Being Interactive Map: Does Your State Require Education on Teen Dating Violence?School is a logical place for students to learn about healthy relationships, but state requirements for that kind of education vary widely.Student Well-Being Teen Dating Violence Has Lifelong Consequences. Here's How Schools Can HelpSchools are uniquely poised to help students understand healthy relationship behavior and the signs of abuse.Student Well-Being Most Students Don’t Have Strong Connections to Their Teachers, Survey FindsLess than a quarter of students said that their teachers make an effort to understand what their life is like outside of school.Student Well-Being Despite Their Promise, School Mental Health Screenings Face ResistanceSome states are adopting laws to help schools screen all students for symptoms of anxiety and depression. But some parents oppose them.Student Well-Being Q&A How to Ease Students’ Academic Anxieties When Learning Speeds UpAnxious students need to learn to gradually face their academic fears—not escape them, a researcher says.Student Well-Being Opinion How to Fix Classroom MisbehaviorAn insight from the science of habit can make all the difference between continued misbehavior and good conduct.Student Well-Being Political Anger Directed at LGBTQ+ Youth Is Stressing Them Out. How Schools Can HelpA series of new surveys show that the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth is suffering.Student Well-Being Video Designing Schools That Support Student and Staff Well-BeingArchitecture and design can play significant roles in the health and well-being of students and staff.Student Well-Being What Makes an SEL Program Effective? Here Are the Best PracticesExperts discussed the latest research on SEL and best practices for how districts can strengthen their programs.Student Well-Being Kids' Declining Mental Health Is the 'Crisis of Our Time,' Surgeon General SaysU.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called out social media as a driving force behind the surge in children’s mental health challenges.Student Well-Being Are Lunch Periods Too Short? Some States Want to Give Kids More Time to EatStudents are losing out on nutrition and schools are wasting food.Student Well-Being 4 Out of Every 10 Parents Own a Gun. What That Means for School and Student SafetyAmong those parents, one-third say their guns are stored in an unlocked location, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation.