Public Education
Public school test scores continue to decline since pandemic(The Center Square) – Academic achievement in U.S. public schools continues to fall behind pre-pandemic levels, with national test data showing a persistent decline in math and reading scores years… Read More
Public Education
Florida district highlights mental health resources after loss of 3 high school students in 1 weekSeminole County Public Schools in central Florida is mourning the loss of three students who committed suicide in a week – all who died within 48 hours of one another,… Read More
Culture
Americans continue to report high rates of depression in latest surveyMore than 47 million Americans suffer from depression, marking a rate above 18% since 2024, according to a recent Gallup poll. Of 11,288 American adults surveyed… Read More
Government
Schools should prioritize nutrition, physical fitness for mental health, say RFK, McMahonMental health programs in K-12 education often create more harm than healing, Trump officials caution. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon… Read More
Public Education
Majority of Americans see chaplains in public schools as a resource(The Daily Signal) – Most adults in the U.S. would support chaplains in public schools, a recent survey suggests. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research… Read More
Culture
‘Affirm and support LGBTQIA+ identities’: Biden admin dishing out millions to treat eating disorders with gay pride(The Daily Signal) – The Biden-Harris administration has granted millions of dollars in funding for a virtual treatment that aims to help cure eating disorders by “affirming” LGBTQIA+ patients’ sexual orientation… Read More
Gender Transition
Puberty blocker findings hidden by researcher over fear they don’t support use by kidsA scientific researcher stunningly admits having shelved research that debunks mental health improvements for gender-dysphoric kids taking puberty blockers – apparently because she was afraid what the world might make… Read More
Public Education
Family wants answers, OSHA letter inconsistent in death of nurse at Missouri school for troubled youthA family has been left grieving and without answers after the death of a school nurse from an incident fatuously described by authorities as an “accidental collision” between two people. Read More
Courts
Parents sue over Colorado gender pronoun law they say worsened their daughter’s mental health problemsColorado’s new Name Change Law “perpetuated” a 14-year-old girl’s painful attempt to transition her gender amid a battle with underlying mental health struggles, her parents allege… Read More
Public Education
Seattle’s $4.5M investment sees slight uptick in student mental health(The Center Square) – A presentation by the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning indicates slight improvements in youth mental health following an infusion of millions of dollars to… Read More
Culture
‘America at great risk’: Foreign affairs committee members warn Biden’s lack of mental fitness puts US in danger(The Daily Signal) – Republican members of the House and Senate foreign affairs committees have expressed alarm over President Joe Biden’s apparent declining mental health amid a growing terror threat… Read More
Culture
Meta rescinds job offer after expert links Instagram to ‘sextortion’ of minorsA digital security expert said Meta rescinded a job offer after he hosted a webinar on sextortion of minors that mentioned the company’s subsidiary, Instagram, as a haven for such… Read More
Opinion
Faith’s proven role in overcoming mental illness(The Daily Signal) – “There is an important body of conservative thought that is now nearly or completely absent on the faculties of many eminent universities,” former Harvard University President … Read More
Culture
Mental health disorders are main predictor of suicide in teens with gender dysphoria, study saysGender dysphoria in young people is not predictive of suicide when other mental health issues are accounted for, researchers say in a new study published at BMJ Mental Health. The… Read More
Culture
Transgender series, part 2: ‘Truthful therapist’ explains why parents can’t trust mental health professionals(The Daily Signal) – Unfortunately, parents can’t trust mental health professionals on the issue of a transgender identity, a veteran social worker warns. Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, a therapist… Read More
Culture
Transgender series, part 1: What is rapid-onset gender dysphoria and why does it matter?(The Daily Signal) – Studies have suggested that the number of young people who identify as transgender has exploded in recent years. While activists claim that these people… Read More
Government
Illinois mandates mental health screenings of students starting this fall(The Center Square) – Starting in the fall of 2024, a new state law, the Wellness Checks in Schools Program Act, will require yearly mental health screenings for Illinois’ 2… Read More
Culture
Gender reassignment is no cure for mental health issues, psychiatric study says(The Daily Signal) – People experiencing gender dysphoria cannot expect gender-reassignment interventions to solve other mental health issues, according to a large, Finnish study published last month… Read More
Culture
UK report: Over one-third of children on puberty blockers experienced worsened mental health(The Daily Signal) – New research from the United Kingdom is showing that over a third of children placed on puberty blockers and hormone drugs suffered… Read More
Culture
Utah Gov. Cox signs bills requiring parental consent on minors’ social media use, among other restrictionsUtah Gov. Spencer Cox made history by approving the nation’s first laws requiring parental consent for a minor to use a social media application. Four other states are considering similar… Read More
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