Nearly 900 Texas children are waitlisted for a mental health program billed as an alternative to foster care
Despite a long waitlist, the number of children served in the YES Waiver program has declined because of provider shortages.
Tom Horne endorses mental health program for rural schools in Arizona
The Arizona Department of Education signed a contract with telehealth provider Cartwheel to offer remote mental health care ...
Measles Outbreak Mounts Among Children in One of Texas’ Least Vaccinated Counties
A measles outbreak is growing in a Texas county with dangerously low vaccination rates. In late January, two school-age ...
Evers proposed the largest investment in children's mental health services in history. Why?
Billions in federal dollars have run dry but the youth mental health crisis has only worsened. Where do we go from here?
Growing pains: The challenges of mental health in middle school
Trouble sleeping. Mood swings. Quick to get mad. These were some of the changes 13-year-old Isha Shah first noticed in fifth grade and attributed to part of the tough job of growing up. But by seventh ...
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Health care services being provided at local school
Did you know your child can receive health care services in school? The Wright Center for Community Health operates a ...
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Medicaid Cuts Threaten Schools and Children
Low-income and rural districts, which serve higher proportions of Medicaid-eligible students, would bear the brunt of these ...
'A huge step': Southside ISD clinic brings mental health care services to a community in need
Southside ISD partnered with the Clarity Child Guidance Center to open a mental health clinic at Southside High School and ...
Flu is so bad right now that schools across the country are closing
Schools around the U.S. are closing due to surges of flu and other illnesses, which are sickening students and staff. Here's what parents need to know.
Alabama minors would no longer be able make medical or mental health decisions under new bill
The bill would require that a person must be 18 to give medical consent unless they are married, divorced, pregnant, ...
The flu forces school nurses to call in sick, leaving SA campuses without a licensed care provider. But they have a plan B.
NISD's health services director said even if a licensed nurse is absent, a staff member is always on standby, trained for similar health emergencies.
School district, child mental health facility team up to keep more teachers and students safe
After this school district experienced multiple student-caused teacher injuries, officials turned to a new program merging ...