Oct 11, 2018, Amsterdam News, New York, NY: Bed-Stuy School Selected to Participate in Mental Health Education Project http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2018/oct/11/bed-stuy-school-selected-participate-mental-health/ Whitelaw Reid Educational Campus, located in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, is participating in the first phase of a new mental health program by the New York State Education Department and the State Office of Mental Health. The school is the recipient of a share of a $1.8 million grant to increase mental health support in schools, the agencies announced today, in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs Oct. 7-13. The grant, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is a 2018 Project Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education award and is intended to expand the capacity of states to detect and respond to mental health issues in school-aged youth. …
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.