On February 9, 2024, the Jenna Quinn Law of 2024 was introduced in the US Senate and passed with an amendment by unanimous consent. The bill was introduced by Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Chair McCaul (TX-10), Representative Susan Wild (D-PA), Representative Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX).…
New On The Oasis Blog: Essential Tips For Coping With Divorce And Separation: A Guide For Teens Many teens are faced with having to deal with their parents’ divorce or separation. NAPSA sponsor Oasis is providing a guide help teens like you handle this difficult family issue! It's packed with…
NAPSA Sponsor Oasis has released a White Paper titled 4 Ways To Maintain Hope Amidst Distressing World Events. Oasis recognizes that these last few years have been emotionally, physically, and financially trying for all of us. Between the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, climate change, war, and political divides, it can…
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On October 24, 2023, forty-one states and the District of Columbia are suing Meta, accusing the parent company of Instagram and Facebook of concealing the adverse effects their platforms have on children and adolescents and deploying harmful contents that target those youth. In one filing in the U.S. District Court…
The UCLA Center for MH in Schools & Student/Learning Support has provided resources for responding after school violence in response to requests from schools across the country. With few days left this school year, the focus at schools will be on supporting students, their families, and staff and enhancing safety…
School districts endeavoring to increase attendance rates are moving away from punitive approaches in favor of prevention and problem-solving strategies, attendance experts said in a recent webinar hosted by Attendance Works. Some of those newer strategies include analyzing data to better target interventions, adjusting truancy policies and building strong parent-school relationships with…
Article as published on PsychCentral:https://psychcentral.com/lib/what-parents-can-do-when-their-child-is-anxious/ Written by:Matthew A. Carlson, Psy.D., ABPPPsychologist
September 2019 Click here to access the whitepaper as provided by our sponsor, Gaggle.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called on schools to help prevent and reduce the negative impact of violence and other trauma on teens, as it released a report finding dramatic increases in mental health challenges for teenage girls. The report found nearly 3 in 5 teen girls felt persistently sad…
