The future depends on parents. Starting January 2024 the National Parent Helpline will operate 24/7 thanks in part to a $10 million grant awarded to Parents Anonymous.
In rural states such as North Dakota, accessing mental-health care can be extremely difficult. Federal officials say it s even worse when someone s benefits for such care are improperly denied. They re ramping up enforcement under a law aimed to address the issue. .
By Nathalia Teixeira for Kent State News Lab.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration. The "STAR room," or Student Tranquility Amygdala Reset Room, is a place to self-regulate at Euclid Middle School in Euclid and Kinder Elementary School in Miamisburg. The student checks in and the Student Assistance Program (SAP) - which connects students with resources in order to remove obstacles to learning - records where they are. .
School is back and one way parents can set their kids up for success is ensuring screen time is not getting in the way of sleep. Dr. Maida Chen, professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, said there is a strong connection between sleep and mental health, and they affect each other in a circular way, which Chen pointed out screens can exacerbate. .
This is National Suicide Prevention Week, part of National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness of the problem, and ways to prevent it. The California Parent and Youth Helpline reports a dramatic increase in calls about suicide - making up about 60% of the calls, texts and live chats received since May of last year. Dr. .