New Resource: ‘Embedding Mental Health as Schools Change’
A new book, “Embedding Mental Health as Schools Change,” is now available as a free resource to guide those planning the resumption of school in the COVID-19 era.
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Policy Brief: Opening Schools Safely in the COVID-19 ERA
A Research Brief Identifying School Social Workers’ Experiences and Recommendations: COVID-19 has presented a worldwide challenge for schools. Issues of safety, isolation, mental health, hunger, housing insecurity, and physical health are all amplified. With calls for systemic change by the Black Lives Matter movement, the question of how to reopen and reinvest in schools that […]
Social Workers Identify Dire Needs as Schools Prepare to Resume Classes
As school districts nationwide grapple with how and when to safely reopen in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey of 1,275 social workers across the United States shows that many students and their families are struggling with their most basic needs.
Melissa Brymer
National Center for Child Traumatic Stress Network
Joseph Peter Bishop
Center for the Transformation of Schools
Ron Avi Astor
Luskin School of Public Affairs, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies