Safety & Wellness

At their hometown high schools, they were dropouts, bad kids, problems. At home, they lied to their parents, stole from their siblings or sneaked out to get high. Sometimes, they tried drug treatment, but surrounded by their old crowd, they quickly relapsed. These are the students of recovery high schools: addicts who hit bottom excruciatingly […]

Districts work to train educators to spot and respond quickly to signs of mental distress in students.

Hilliard City Schools in Columbus, Ohio, launched its first-ever Digital Wellness Month to help students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behaviors when using technology at school and home.

In Tempe, Arizona, the phone number for a suicide hotline is printed on every student's ID badge, teachers are trained to spot and respond to warning signs in students, and administrators don't use euphemisms when discussing the topic.

Despite districts' best efforts, at least one in five students with ADHD do not receive school services, according to a recent study.

Raising awareness among teachers and administrators helps to better identify students struggling with unstable housing and then connect them with the services and supports available.