June 25, 2018,Windsor Star: Ontario school survey finds demand for mental health services rising http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/ontario-school-survey-finds-demand-for-mental-health-services-rising Ontario’s schools are seeing an increasing number of students with mental health issues and principals are frustrated they’re spending too much time on just managing their schools rather than working on student and staff development. … “Mental health services are often inaccessible,” said David Cameron, director of research for People for Education. We’re trying to be proactive in helping students earlier to prevent anxieties from becoming a bigger problem Among elementary schools, 94 per cent reported they’d reached out to local mental health organizations while 100 per cent of secondary schools reported they’d done the same. Twenty six per cent of high school guidance counsellors reported they spent more time on one-on-one counselling regarding mental health issues than anything else. The figure at the elementary level was 20 per cent. … “A lot of (the rising numbers) has to do with more awareness and advocating for help.” … With demand exceeding supply for mental health professionals across the province, boards are also adding more guidance counsellors or creating mental healthcare teams. “The equivalent of eight fulltime guidance positions were added in the budget for the next (school) year,” said Scott Scantlebury, communications officer for the Greater Essex County District School Board. …

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.