New program aims to help mental health of Illinois youth
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The COVID-19 pandemic was particularly hard on the mental health of young people and it came after a decade of children reporting increased feelings of sadness and hopelessness. But an Illinois program aims to help schools better address student mental health with a focus on trauma and technology.
Resources:
- Resilience Education to Advance Community Healing (REACH) Statewide Initiative
- Center for Childhood Resilience
- Learning Technology Center of Illinois
GUESTS:
Carrie Houge
Director of Culture & Climate at the Illinois State Board of Education
Mashana Smith
Clinical psychologist; Associate director of school mental health at the Center for Childhood Resilience, a mental health service provider in Chicago
Holly Kelly
Regional Educational Technology Coordinator at the Learning Technology Center of Illinois