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Birmingham City Schools expanding free in-school mental health services for students this school year
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Birmingham City School officials are seeing a rise in children with mental health issues since the pandemic and leaders are working to give them more services and resources. Birmingham City Schools and Alabama Regional Medical Services are now offering free mental health and medical services to students at seven different schools. …
Greenbriar East Elementary health aide stole students’ medications, FCPD says | FFXnow
Greenbriar East Elementary School (via Greenbriar East/Facebook) A Greenbriar East Elementary School health aide has been indicted on charges for stealing students’ medication, according to the Fairfax County police. Former Fairfax County Health Department employee Jennifer Carpenter, 45, of Fairfax falsified documentation on prescription medication she gave students, according to a press release. Carpenter dispensed …
BCTC prepares high school students for careers in Engineering Technology
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) introduced sixteen high school students to careers in Engineering Technology through a four-day, program at the Georgetown-Scott County Campus with hands-on activities and discussions with industry-leading companies. Students developed their digital green thumbs by programming microcontrollers to keep plants alive, discovered how to harness air and waterpower …
Norton program increases tuition assistance for students as push to address health care worker shortage
The health care field and its’ need for employees recently reached crisis levels with Gov. Andy Beshear declaring a state of emergency over Kentucky’s nursing shortage.Now, the commonwealth is also seeing an alarming shortage of clinical positions like lab techs and respiratory therapists.Norton Healthcare is taking steps to fill the void and ease the strained …
Opinion | An advance for non-heterosexual medical students and health care
The Biden administration’s new ruling that students deserve to learn free from harassment, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, is enraging conservatives across the country, as the June 24 news article “In Title IX proposal, Biden seeks to strengthen protections for trans students” reported. They believe that it’s discriminatory, unnecessary and — while …
VCU, VT and JMU partner to provide greater mental health support to students – VCU News
By Matthew LovisaDivision of Student Affairs On behalf of member institutions of the Virginia Higher Education Procurement Consortium, Virginia Tech, James Madison University and Virginia Commonwealth University have entered into a systemwide agreement for telehealth and tele-mental health services with TimelyMD. This agreement will bring additional, much-needed mental health assessment and treatment services to …
Multnomah County hosts its second Youth Mental Health Forum, giving students a forum to share with local policymakers
May 27, 2022 Young people recently shared their personal stories and experiences with mental illness – with peers, but also policy makers and elected officials – during Multnomah County’s second-ever Youth Mental Health Forum. The May 21 forum, sponsored by Commissioner Sharon Meieran, gave young people ages 13 to 21 a chance to identify the …
UK Introduces 5 New Mental Health Apps to Better Support Students
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2022) — For more than 70 years, May has marked Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. As the world begins to heal from the grim realities of living through a global pandemic, which brought prolonged isolation and new levels of anxiety, Mental Health Awareness Month has a new level of importance. …
Mounds View Students Launch Mental Health Awareness Month With Benefit Walk – WCCO
NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. (WCCO) – Students from Mounds View High School took to Long Lake Park with the hopes of starting a conversation about mental health Sunday. In a partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, nearly 50 students and adults gathered for a benefit walk at the park. The event featured art, music, …
Baltimore-area students return from spring break this week. Here’s what health experts say about COVID in schools. – Baltimore Sun
Thousands of Baltimore-area public school students are expected to return from spring break this week, raising fresh concerns over a potential rise in COVID cases. Students in Baltimore City and Baltimore County school systems will return to classrooms Tuesday following a weeklong vacation. Although overall positivity and transmission rates remain low in Maryland, health experts …
