As schools continue with distance learning, mental health concerns on the effects of isolation on students are on the rise. (Jovelle Tamayo for Crosscut)
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, most of Washington’s 1.1 million public school students have been learning remotely. Though intended to save lives by preventing the virus’s spread, the extended and ongoing use of remote learning, especially for kids who are not connecting, has spurred concerns about student mental health in Washington state and across the nation.
As suicide prevention experts in regular communication with parents, students, teachers and school counselors in 48 high schools across the state, it is our goal to provide support for “halftime strategies” in district and school policies for 2021.