EPISODE · Sep 2, 2021 · 21 MIN
Schools Brace For Pandemic-Fueled Mental Health Needs
from Tradeoffs
Kids are returning to in-person school this fall with increased rates of depression, anxiety and other pandemic-fueled mental health challenges, and schools are leaning on billions in new federal funding to meet the growing need.Guests:Kyron Harvell, Principal, Vivian Riddle Elementary School; Lansing, MichiganSharon Hoover, PhD, Co-Director, National Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland School of MedicineLearn more about the research behind youth and school mental health on our website: https://tradeoffs.org/2021/09/02/schools-brace-for-pandemic-fueled-mental-health-needs/Read a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2021/09/02/schools-brace-for-pandemic-fueled-mental-health-needs-transcript/Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterSupport this type of journalism today, with a gift: https://tradeoffs.org/donateFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Kids are returning to in-person school this fall with increased rates of depression, anxiety and other pandemic-fueled mental health challenges, and schools are leaning on billions in new federal funding to meet the growing need.Guests:Kyron Harvell, Principal, Vivian Riddle Elementary School; Lansing, MichiganSharon Hoover, PhD, Co-Director, National Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland School of MedicineLearn more about the research behind youth and school mental health on our website: https://tradeoffs.org/2021/09/02/schools-brace-for-pandemic-fueled-mental-health-needs/Read a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2021/09/02/schools-brace-for-pandemic-fueled-mental-health-needs-transcript/Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterSupport this type of journalism today, with a gift: https://tradeoffs.org/donateFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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