During a standard history lesson this year, a student in Alexandra Hinkson-Dutrevil’s fourth grade class spontaneously burst into tears and revealed that his young cousin, who lived with him, was…
Category: Mental Health
Unemployed face additional mental health burdens as joblessness stretches on
Losing a job triggers feelings of worry and inadequacy at the best of times, and living in a rapidly worsening pandemic is subjecting people to new and pervasive stressors. As…
Covid stress taking a toll on children's mental health, CDC finds
Disruptions to daily life during the pandemic, anxiety about contracting Covid-19 and social isolation are all taking a toll on children’s mental health, a report released Thursday by the Centers…
Positive student-teacher relationships benefit students' long-term health, study finds
Teens who have good, supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better health as adults, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. Perhaps surprisingly, although friendships are important to…