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Rethinking Suspensions: Restorative Justice, PBIS and More

Beginning in the 1970s, the number of suspensions began to rise at all grade levels, especially among certain groups, such as Black and disabled students. In recent years, many in education have questioned the value of relying too heavily on exclusionary practices, and increasingly schools have been looking for alternatives to suspension.

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August 14, 2024

Schools offer a unique opportunity to provide high quality clinical care right where students spend most of their time outside the home. Yet many schools face challenges in funding crucial mental health services.

July 23, 2024

School avoidance disrupts families, creating both intrapersonal distress (and sometimes related physical symptoms) and relationship tensions between parents and children, between parents, and between siblings. Parents report feeling scared, exhausted, overwhelmed, and helpless.

July 23, 2024

The academic, social, and emotional learning gaps associated with school avoidance can lead to significant long-term consequences for affected students including a greater likelihood of dropping out, and poor occupational, interpersonal, and health outcomes.

July 17, 2024

Occasional feelings of anxiety are a normal part of life, but panic attacks and panic disorders are not.

June 27, 2024

As the youth mental health crisis rages on, educators and policymakers must take quick and definitive steps to raise awareness of mental health issues in our schools, our homes, and our communities.

June 20, 2024

As we travel through the life cycle – from infancy, to childhood, to adolescence, to adulthood, and then to old age – we are challenged by the transitions that exist both between and within each stage of development.

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