July 14, 2018, Buffalo (NY) Hamburg Central recognized for staff mental health training https://buffalonews.com/2018/07/14/hamburg-central-recognized-for-mental-health-training/ The Hamburg Central School District has been recognized as one of the most innovative districts in the country for its efforts to train every district employee in how to recognize mental health issues.District Administration magazine recognized Hamburg as one of 45 Districts of Distinction. The designation honors school districts that are using new ideas to solve challenges. Honorees are selected based on quantifiable results and the ability to replicate their initiatives. By this September, the district will have provided mental health first aid instruction to all 650 staff members, as well as bus drivers, through a two-year grant from the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation….
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.