Posts Tagged ‘student mental health’
Back-to-School Guide: Supporting Students’ Mental Health
Learn about some of the biggest mental health challenges adolescents and teens face and how our checklist can help in this back-to-school guide.
Read MoreReady To Launch? Preparing Teens With Mental Health Issues for College
College can be overwhelming for young adults struggling with mental health issues. Here’s how parents can prepare their teen to address common challenges.
Read MoreCollege Athletes and Suicide: What Parents Must Know So They Can Help
Learn how college athletics and suicide are connected and 5 ways to protect your teen’s mental health during college sports.
Read MoreThe Pressure of Choices
Do you ever feel like your world is closing in on you, that you sometimes can barely breathe? Looking around, there is no physical pressure on you or your body, but it doesn’t change that feeling. A lot of people feel this way when they experience extreme emotional pressure. You cannot see the pressure, but…
Read MoreIs There a Reason Why School Is So Hard for Me?
For as long as you can remember, school was so hard. School is especially hard for many people; you are not alone. Learn more here.
Read MoreNavigating Life with a Learning Disability
Did you know that in the United States, seven million students receive Special Education services each year? Of those seven million, 34 percent are diagnosed with specific learning disabilities. Learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, apraxia of speech, central auditory processing disorders, and nonverbal learning disorders are actually quite common. Having a learning disability…
Read MoreWhen I Grow Up
This is supposed to be one of the best times of your life. You are still young, you have opportunities to participate in music, athletic, and other organizations, and still hang out with friends. You are old enough to choose the fun things you want to do, independent enough to do them without mom and…
Read MoreSucceeding at School after Treatment
Struggling with mental health and substance abuse is difficult at any age, in any situation. For you, it started young. Also, for you, you got treatment while you were young. Still, it has been a long and very tough road up until now, and as you are putting the pieces of your life back together,…
Read MoreWhy Am I Struggling in School When Others Aren’t?
You’re in class and like most days you feel lost, unable to hang onto the lesson but when you look around your classmates all seem to be understanding. School is a constant struggle for you, no matter how many hours you study. You try to ask questions but often the answers leave you feeling more…
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