After the disruption and trauma of the pandemic, teachers are expecting kids to still need added support this year. They're adapting their lesson plans to start with a mental health check-in.
"I have kids that I see who are technically homeless," she says."They're living in tents. They're waking up and going maybe to a family's house to get their shower, and hopefully a hot breakfast and then going to school."last year helped raise national awareness and more open conversations about kids' mental health, says Benton. And educators have realized that unless they addressed student mental health, students would struggle academically.
"We have to actually equip our teachers to be able to approach classrooms in a trauma-informed way," says Villanueva Beard."What that would mean is that a student walks into a classroom and the teacher has set up a system where they're able to get on a device and right away share how they're feeling."advised teachers in schools in Houston that she works closely with.
"We want you to be able to understand what mental health concerns may be in your classroom and to be able to recognize them, so that you can refer them for help." Schools are also helping students, especially younger ones learn to label emotions and talk about emotions. And teachers"listen to them with an empathic ear," she adds.
Mullaney says he was able to hire more behavioral and mental health professionals in the past year to address growing needs of his students. But he knows many school districts who are still struggling to attract new staff.
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