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National PTA News - 4/11/22

Teen Mental Health During Covid: What Federal Data Reveal
 

High school students experienced challenges with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic including hopelessness, substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts or intentions. Those are among the findings of a special national survey of high school students administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The results are one of the largest sets of data about student experiences during the national health crisis. Read the article.

 

Stress Awareness Month
 

April is Stress Awareness Month, so take a moment to actively prioritize your mental health.  Some tips and resources are available at Healthy Minds - Programs | National PTA

 

Tutors Take Center Stage as Students Try to Make up Pandemic Losses
 

As schools across the nation face an acute shortage of teachers and other staff and as the remaining educators find themselves strained, demand for and interest in tutoring have increased. School districts and parents alike are grappling with how best to serve the many students believed to have fallen behind academically because of the pandemic. Read the article.

     
      

 

 

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