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Guest column: Schools must address mental health crisis among youth

Por: The Advocate Opinion April 10, 2023

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Our schools are now on the front lines of a The federal Centers for Disease Control found that nearly half of all high school students felt persistently sad and hopeless in 2021. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently declared a national emergency over mental health.We're up against a lot, particularly here in Louisiana. A recent report by the Casey Foundation ranked our state 49th out of 50 in child well-being. About one in 10... + full article



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