The Los Angeles Times (5/31, Newberry) reports, “The overwhelming stresses of the last 14 months have magnified a long-simmering crisis of mental health struggles among students.” As a result, many teachers are now facing classrooms filled with students with unaddressed mental health issues, and “relatively few teachers have been adequately trained to spot the signs of trauma and respond to it appropriately, mental health advocates say.”
Related Links:
— “Schools face mental health crisis among students as pandemic trauma remains “Laura Newberry, The Los Angeles Times, May 31, 2021