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06 Nov 2020

Signs Your Student May Need to See a Therapist

Therapy is a tool that every educator should keep in their back pocket. With a host of benefits, therapy can change the life of a struggling student f...


29 Oct 2020

Addressing the Crisis in Student Mental Health

With the growing crisis in adolescent mental health, it’s more important than ever for schools to identify struggling students and provide services fo...


By     Lisa Railton
22 Oct 2020

Five Benefits of Student Therapy

It’s been a crazy year. School closures and the COVID-19 crisis have only amplified stress for students. Even before the crisis, rates of adolescent d...


16 Oct 2020

You Have Students Struggling With Mental Health Issues. What’s Next?

K-12 schools have been experiencing a mental health crisis for several years, with one in six U.S. youth living with a mental health condition. Now, t...


By     Paget Hetherington
02 Oct 2020

CARES Act State Set-Asides and Student Mental Health Support

In March 2020, the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law to help states and localities survive through the f...


By     Susan Gentz
01 Oct 2020

Eating Disorders: Breaking the Silence

When it comes to mental health and wellness, eating disorders are sometimes overlooked or considered a choice rather than an illness. However, these c...


By     Lisa Railton
18 Sep 2020

Announcing Gaggle Therapy: A New Service to Support Your Students

Schools are facing a mental health crisis. Rates of adolescent anxiety and depression are on the rise. Suicide is now the second-leading cause of deat...


16 Sep 2020

COVID-19 Learning Loss: Helping Students Cope With the Stress of Catching Up

With school ending abruptly and shifting online in a matter of days this past spring, many students are expected to enter the new school year with lea...


By     Charlotte Andrist
14 Sep 2020

Identifying Students in Crisis During Distance Learning

This summer, Gaggle joined forces with Dr. Lisa Strohman for our Student Mental Health Summer Series. Education leaders from across the country connec...


By     Kim Bolz-Andolshek
10 Sep 2020

Suicide Prevention and Awareness: Protecting Students and Avoiding Tragedies

September 6–12, 2020 is National Suicide Prevention Week, a week-long campaign in the U.S. to inform and engage the public about suicide prevention an...


By     Paget Hetherington

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