Feb 20, 2018, Cleveland.com: Cleveland Clinic cuts ribbon at Lakewood High School clinic: A Place in the Sun http://www.cleveland.com/sunpostherald/index.ssf/2018/02/post_96.html Cleveland Clinic's new school-based medical clinic at Lakewood High School has been operating for a month, but the official ribbon-cutting was scheduled for Feb 20. The facility operates during school hours and provides health care services to students and district employees who are enrolled in the school-based health program. The goal of the clinic is to ensure that families stay health and have access to the right care when they need it. It has four patient exam and consulting rooms. Services provided include mental health evaluations, physicals, prescriptions, sick visits, vaccinations and shared medical appointments, as well as help with managing chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes. The onsite clinical team includes a certified nurse practitioner, behavioral health specialist and pediatric psychiatrist. …
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.