Tag Archive | #Students
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – Why Can’t We Say ‘#Suicide’?
— Ignoring this illness is not sustainable by Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA Iconic singer #NaomiJudd died at age 76, one day before she was to be inducted into the #CountryMusicHallofFame. Her daughters, #Wynonna and #AshleyJudd, shared a statement confirming her death: “Today [April 30, 2022] we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease […]
JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – #UniversityofWisconsin Track Star #SarahShulze Dies At 21
Chantal Da Silva A #studentathlete from the #UniversityofWisconsin-Madison died by #suicide, her family said. #SarahShulze, a star runner on the women’s track and field and cross-country teams at the university, died earlier this month at age 21. In a statement posted April 15 to a website dedicated to her life, her family said she had died just […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – Why Do #Teens Engage In Self-Harm? Clinical #Psychologists Explain How To Help #Teens Reduce Their Emotional Distress
Kevin Kuehn, PhD Student in Clinical Psychology, #UniversityofWashington and Kevin King, Professor of Psychology, #UniversityofWashington Emotions are tricky things. They allow for humans to fall in love, wage war and, as it turns out, engage in self-harm. It is hard to imagine an era in which young #adults were more distressed than today. Recent #CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – 15-Year-Old Latin #School #Student Died By #Suicide After Relentless #Bullying, Lawsuit Alleges, While #School Turned A ‘Blind Eye’
Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune A 15-year-old #student at the Latin School of Chicago was “tormented on a regular basis” by students at the prestigious #school until he died by #suicide in January, a lawsuit filed Monday alleges. The suit, filed by the boy’s #parents, Robert and Rosellene Bronstein, accuses administrators at the #school of “willful […]
JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – 6 Things #Parents Should Know About #MentalHealth Before Sending A #Kid To #College
Allison Slater Tate This story discusses #suicide. If you or someone you know is at risk of #suicide please call the U.S. #NationalSuicidePreventionLifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources. When news broke in March that #Stanford senior and #soccer star #KatieMeyer, 22, died by #suicide, it was a gut […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – ‘It’s Life Or Death’: The #MentalHealthCrisis Among U.S. #Teens
Matt Richtel One evening last April, an anxious and free-spirited 13-year-old girl in suburban Minneapolis sprang furious from a chair in the living room and ran from the house — out a sliding door, across the patio, through the backyard and into the woods. Moments earlier, the girl’s mother, Linda, had stolen a look at […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – “My #Teacher Hates Me!”
What #parents can do when #kids are having #teacher troubles Rae Jacobson What You’ll Learn Why might some #kids clash with their #teachers? How can #parents help #kids resolve conflicts with teachers? When should you step in and talk to the #teacher directly? #Teachers can have a big impact on #kids. And usually that’s great! […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – Are You Sad Or Is It More Than That? Demystifying #Anxiety And #Depression
By Esmy Jimenez #SeattleTimes #MentalHealthProject reporter The #MentalHealthProject is a #SeattleTimes initiative focused on covering #mental and #behavioralhealthissues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for #children and families. The #SeattleTimes maintains editorial control over work produced by this team. #Anxiety and #depression are words mired in heaviness. Depending […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – How To Help A Friend In A #MentalHealthCrisis
Rachel Sturtz Midway through the morning session of #MentalHealthFirstAid, a course at the #MentalHealth Center of Denver, my instructor asks me to turn to one of my tablemates, look them in the eye, and ask a simple question: “Are you thinking about killing yourself?” Not “hurting yourself,” because the semantics will work against you. “Killing […]
#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth – Why #Students Are Taking #MentalHealthDays Off From #School — And How To Make The Most Of Them
Laura Yuen, Star Tribune #Minnesota was the first state in the nation to allow #students to be excused from #school for #mentalhealthconditions that required ongoing treatment. But since that law was passed in 2009, a crop of other states have surpassed us — ensuring that #students can take the occasional day off even if they’re not seeking care for […]
