Youth mental health is a top concern for educators and policymakers as the last two decades have seen a rise in youths’ mental health struggles. Scholars have identified youth social media engagement, social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the …
NYKids is delighted to highlight this guest blog. As this research is not our own, please direct any comments or questions to the author. By, Michael Burns, Children’s Book Author and Early Learning Principal, Questar III BOCES If you have …
By K.C. Wilcox Reports continue to roll in regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people’s mental health. In a 2021 report, an estimated 37.1% of students experienced poor mental health in the pandemic, 44.2% of students reported …
By, Vilma Argueta, Sophia Loughran, Graham Vonnegut and Mitchell Basin Kozhkokar Introduction The impact of COVID-19 on education has been detrimental throughout the last couple of years for students and teachers alike. We decided to dive deeper on these issues …
By Aaron Leo, Jessie Tobin & Kristen C. Wilcox Youths’ Mental Health and Trauma during the Pandemic As documented in previous NYKids blogs, students’ mental health and social-emotional wellbeing has become a top priority for educators across the country. While …
By Jessie Tobin & Aaron Leo Supporting youths’ mental health has been a priority for school and district leaders for several years. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has exposed existing inequalities regarding access to mental health care and created new dilemmas. …
by Jessie Tobin, Aaron Leo, and Kristen C. Wilcox After a tumultuous couple of years, most students and staff have now returned to mostly in-person learning. Moving forward, one particular challenge facing school leaders and educators is an uptick in …
By Kristen C. Wilcox & Jessie Tobin For school and district leaders, the end of the 2020-21 school year may come with a combination of exhaustion and a sense of relief, but also foreboding. What can education leaders expect with …
By Aaron Leo, Jessie Tobin, & Kristen C. Wilcox The changes wrought by the pandemic have had drastic effects on the mental health of youth across the world. As previous NYKids blogs have noted, incidents of trauma have spiked among …
by Aaron Leo Students’ mental health was already being recognized as a growing concern in the United States before the COVID-19 pandemic which has wreaked social and economic havoc across the country and the world. Now experts are just beginning …