Mental Health Goes To School

Mental Health Goes to School

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A special education teacher and a child and adolescent psychiatrist talk to experts and each other about mental health and illness at school. We want to know more about how educators and mental health care providers can work together to prevent and treat mental illness in young people. Educators and schools are at the center of this crisis, along with families and communities struggling to find answers. We want to learn from people who are creating solutions and share these ideas with our listeners.

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Mental Health Goes To School

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Episode 7 - Jo and Dida Talk ADHD Meds 05.10.2023 37:38

Medical treatment of ADHD is often a key support for student success. Jo-Ann and Candida talk about ADHD: what it is and how medications can be part of a multi-pronged approach to treating ADHD. The discussion includes reviewing some of the most common medications prescribed and potential benefits for some children with ADHD. The hosts remind listeners that anything spoken about in this episode is...

Episode 6 - School nurses working on the frontlines of school health and safety w/ Robin Cogan 21.09.2023 53:33

School nurses and school health and safety are intertwined and yet often misunderstood. The role that nurses play in the school environment varies across states and districts - although far too many schools and districts have no or too few school nurses. Feeling safe is fundamental for students to be able to learn and for teachers and others to help students learn. Unfortunately, school nurses are...

Episode 5 - Back to School with Jo-Ann and Candida 31.08.2023 27:29

Back to school articles and tips are everywhere this time of year - with great ideas for helping your child or teen navigate the start of the school year to set them up for success. But when mental health needs are in the mix, some of these tips may sound impossible to approach, let alone put into practice. Organizational tips that make sense for many children and families may not be accessible to...

Episode 4 - Increasing Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity in Mental Health w/ Damian Travier 10.08.2023 54:49

Black, LatinX, Indigenous, and other marginalized communities have historically been under-resourced in mental health services, and school settings reflect that. The average number of students managed by each psychologist or counselor is 1200 or more - leading to deeply inadequate supports for mental health needs. Furthermore, the ranks of mental health professionals working in these communities t...

Episode 3 - Building Relationships and Reslience with Advisories w/ Courtney Rau Rogers 27.07.2023 56:10

Mental health has been a challenge for educators for years and the pandemic only increased the needs of students and educators. Scared and unhappy kids can’t learn. In this episode we talk to a middle school administrator who has been bringing greater awareness, sharper focus, and useful practices to students and educators in her school and district. Courtney Rau Rogers is a middle school Assistan...

Episode 2 - Cheerleading for Mental Health Interventions In Schools w/Dawn Cattucci 13.07.2023 42:42

The surging mental health challenges in kids dominate headlines, but solutions remain elusive. In this episode we’re going to learn about how one pioneering school psychologist has been building systems to bridge that gap. Our guest today, Dawn Cattucci, is a school psychologist who witnessed the rising tide of high school students struggling every day. In 2008, she and her team discovered a power...

Episode 1 - Introduction 29.06.2023 13:22

Candida and Jo-Ann introduce ourselves and why we are doing this podcast. We met on the first day of college orientation and have been best friends through a range of training and career paths and through parenting our kids into young adulthood. Jo-Ann now teaches English to teens with mental health needs, and Candida consults to school districts about student mental health. We have spent many hou...