Mental health needs among all age groups, especially youth, are skyrocketing. All too often, the stigma, cost, and accessibility of seeking care keep kids from getting the support they need. However since 2018, Growing Community Connections, the South Sioux City Schools, and Heartland Counseling Services have partnered to overcome these barriers by putting therapists in every elementary, middle, and high school in the district, training every school staff member in mental health first aid, and connecting students and families with community resources that ease stress-inducing burdens.
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KTIV) - The past school year was anything but normal, due to precautions taken because of COVID-19. From masks to social distancing, students and staff had to adapt.
What will that look like for the 2021-2022 school year? Will students and staff have to take pre-cautions for COVID-19?
The South Sioux City Community School District says they have a plan in place, but will make changes if needed. We are just at the initial stages of examining our different phases that we had from last school yearh in determining what if any what changes we would make going forward, said Becky Eckhardt, student services director.
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (KTIV) - Getting books into kid s hands. That s the goal of free book libraries in Siouxland.
Officials with the Prime Age to Engage committee have put lending libraries all over the community. While many of them are inside buildings, a few recent ones have been built outside.
The newest ones sit at Covington Elementary and Harney Elementary in South Sioux City. Administrators with the district worked in collaboration with Siouxland Human Investment Partnership and The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters to get these book houses. We can t have too many books in the hands of kids, said Becky Eckhardt, South Sioux City Schools Student Services Director. We do have wonderful public libraries that children can access books. We are trying to get more little lending libraries in our communities so that kids can walk or bike to them anytime they want.