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New Laws Aim to Combat the Youth Mental Health Crisis.

(4 days ago) WEBA law enacted in May in Washington provides $500,000 annually to districts for two years to pay for virtual mental health services to students in rural areas, where it’s hard to find mental

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/new-laws-aim-to-combat-the-youth-mental-health-crisis-heres-what-they-do/2023/08

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H.R.1109 - Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2020

(5 days ago) WEB“(3) facilitating community partnerships among families, students, law enforcement agencies, education agencies, mental health and substance use disorder …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1109/text

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Student Mental Health and the Law - The Jed …

(8 days ago) WEBan online mental health resource for students, to identify the legal and ethical issues they found most challenging when working with students in distress. Hundreds of IHE …

https://jedfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/student-mental-health-and-the-law-jed-NEW.pdf

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How states are doing at supporting kids' mental health at …

(4 days ago) WEBA law passed in 2021 making funding available for school-based mental health services, and Senate leaders this year have pledged to put together a legislative …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/16/1080863226/state-by-state-heres-how-well-schools-are-doing-at-supporting-kids-mental-health

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Education, Justice Departments Issue Fact Sheet on …

(Just Now) WEBThe fact sheet entitled Supporting and Protecting the Rights of Students at Risk of Self-Harm in the Era of COVID-19, provides information about federal civil rights …

https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/education-justice-departments-issue-fact-sheet-supporting-students-risk-self-harm-during-covid-19-era

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More states are allowing students to take mental health …

(7 days ago) WEBSchool officials in Plainfield, Ill. — a town about 35 miles southwest of Chicago whose district has an enrollment of more than 25,000 — said 3,703 students took a combined 6,237 mental health

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/10/1103939937/kids-mental-health-days

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Student mental health is in crisis. Campuses are …

(1 days ago) WEBBy nearly every metric, student mental health is worsening. During the 2020–2021 school year, more than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/10/mental-health-campus-care

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Evidence-based Approaches to Support Student Mental Health

(1 days ago) WEBDuring the 2020-21 academic year, noted Rosenthal, 60% of college-age students reported at least one mental health disorder, and 75% experienced …

https://www.jwu.edu/news/2024/04/pathways-to-improving-student-mental-health.html

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The Federal and State Role in Mental Health

(1 days ago) WEBThe Federal Role in Mental Health The federal government works in partnership with the states to address mental health. The federal role in mental health includes regulating …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/federal-and-state-role-mental-health

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Multiple Bills Addressing Students’ Mental Health are Now Law

(9 days ago) WEBSenate Bill 14 (Portantino) mandates that student absences for mental and behavioral health are treated the same as excused absences for physical health. Thirty percent of …

https://capta.org/multiple-bills-addressing-students-mental-health-are-now-law/

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New CA Law Mandates Mental Health Education For Students

(8 days ago) WEBSB 224, which was signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021, ensures, among other things, that health courses in middle and high schools …

https://youthlaw.org/news/new-ca-law-mandates-mental-health-education-students

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Law Deans Clearinghouse for Student Mental Health

(9 days ago) WEBLaw students across the country are reporting an increasing need for support with mental health, wellness, and wellbeing while in law school. In a 2021 survey of law student …

https://www.aals.org/mental-health-clearinghouse/

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: - Home Education Law Center

(1 days ago) WEBEducation Law Center. 60 Park Place, Suite 300 Newark, NJ 07102 973-624-1815 (voice) 973-624-4618 (TDD) 973-624-7339 (fax) www.edlawcenter.org. 2011 Education Law …

https://edlawcenter.org/assets/files/pdfs/publications/Know%20Your%20Rights%20Transition%20Planning_Revised.pdf

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Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Schools:

(Just Now) WEBNon-suicidal self-injury is an increasingly common behavior among school-aged youth and occurs with regularity in secondary school and college settings. It is uncommon, …

http://www.selfinjury.bctr.cornell.edu/documents/schools.pdf

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'Our law students need help.' Study finds higher rates of mental …

(Just Now) WEBBut binge drinking declined. (Reuters) - Today’s law students are dealing with mental health challenges including anxiety and depression at a higher rate than …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/our-law-students-need-help-study-finds-higher-rates-mental-health-problems-2022-07-13/

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Kids in crisis: NJ hospitals see rise in mental health emergencies

(9 days ago) WEBNJ Connect for Recovery: 855-652-3737. New Jersey Hope and Healing: 866-202-4357. Scott Fallon has covered the COVID-19 pandemic since its onset in …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/coronavirus/2022/03/03/nj-covid-children-anxiety-depression-epidemic/6895463001/

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New study on lawyer well-being reveals serious concerns for legal

(6 days ago) WEB“Suffering in Silence: The Survey of Law Student Well-Being and the Reluctance of Law Students to Seek Help for Substance Use and Mental Health Concerns” Buchanan …

https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/publications/youraba/2017/december-2017/secrecy-and-fear-of-stigma-among-the-barriers-to-lawyer-well-bei/

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Mental Health Resources - American Bar Association

(2 days ago) WEBSubstance Use and Mental Health Toolkit for Law Students. You, the law student, matter. It is okay that you will not be okay from time-to-time while in law school; this Toolkit is …

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_students/resources/mental-health/

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Overview of Law Student Mental Health Concerns - ENJURIS

(9 days ago) WEBIn 2015, the ABA virtually screened approximately 4,000 students at 84 law schools across the country to examine their mental health. The findings revealed: 76% of the screened …

https://www.enjuris.com/students/law-student-mental-health/

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Georgia health care-related bills become new laws 11alive.com

(2 days ago) WEBBefore signing the bills, Kemp briefly mentioned adding more money to the budget for mental health with over $1 billion. Here are the health care-related bills Gov. …

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/state/health-care-access-bills-become-law-governor-kemp/85-cc28f8d5-5eb4-432a-9f01-d55be9df8bcd

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Law Student Mental Health Statistics You Ned to Know Clio

(3 days ago) WEB6. 20-40% of law students have a psychological dysfunction after law school. Another statistic from the Dave Nee Foundation demonstrates the mental …

https://www.clio.com/blog/law-student-mental-health-statistics/

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Parents could opt kids out of physical, mental health care at …

(Just Now) WEBThe parental consent to physical and mental health care requirement – although not applying to emergencies – nonetheless has critics worried about students …

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/04/parents-could-opt-kids-out-of-physical-mental-health-care-at-school-in-bill-lgbtq-advocates-worry-could-out-children.html

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Parents with Mental Illness and Child Custody Issues

(9 days ago) WEBSome state laws cite mental illness as a condition that can lead to loss of custody or parental rights. Thus, parents with mental illness often avoid seeking mental …

https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/parents-with-mental-illness/parents-with-mental-illness-and-child-custody-issues

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Tennessee law named after slain Belmont student Jillian Ludwig …

(1 days ago) WEB“Jillian’s Law,” a bill that would require mentally incompetent felony defendants to be committed to a mental health institution — and barred from owning or …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/28/jillian-ludwig-belmont-university-tennessee-bill-on-mentally-incompetent-defendants-advances/73123733007/

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Children and Youth Clinic Defends Special Needs Child Rejected of

(1 days ago) WEBProfessor Bernie Perlmutter and Children and Youth Clinic students defended an intellectually disabled child after the Agency for Persons with Disabilities …

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/04/children-and-youth-clinic-defends-special-needs-child.html

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Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation Improving Healthcare Access and

(2 days ago) WEBAthens, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, members of the General Assembly, and other …

https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-04-19/gov-kemp-signs-legislation-improving-healthcare-access-and-affordability

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University of Utah Palestine protests: What happened - The Salt …

(8 days ago) WEB(Bethany Baker The Salt Lake Tribune) A protester holds up a sign as law enforcement push the crowds off campus following a pro-Palestine rally at the University …

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/04/30/how-university-utah-protests/

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Maine govenor signs off on new gun laws, mental health supports …

(7 days ago) WEBThe legislation includes changes to the state’s yellow flag law that allows police to assess an individual, take the person into protective custody for a mental …

https://wtop.com/national/2024/04/maine-govenor-signs-off-on-new-gun-laws-mental-health-supports-in-wake-of-lewiston-shootings/

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