Last September, Education Commission of the States released a blog post recognizing National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month and highlighting then-recent legislative action related to suicide prevention. Ensuring students receive…
September 8, 2022
Blog Post
K-12
CT, DE, IN, LA, MI, NH, NJ, OK, PA, TN
Safety, Students & Families
This new resource explores six ways in which schools support student health, and the ways in which state policy can create conditions for this support.
March 3, 2022
Policy Report
K-12
GA, IL, MD, MT, NE, OR
Arts, Attendance, Finance, Safety, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families, Teachers & Leaders
As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted life and learning on colleges campuses across the country, concerns mounted about the potential impact on students’ mental health. The emerging data, however, are somewhat…
Postsecondary
IL, KY, NJ, TX
Safety, Students & Families
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! It also marks 15 months of a global pandemic that has had dramatic, negative impacts across all states and communities; and many students, families…
Students & Families, Teachers & Leaders
This Policy Brief explores and describes common sources of funding that states use to support K-12 school-based mental health programming. It includes a 50-state scan that displays how each state funds student mental…
March 2, 2021
Policy Report
K-12
AK, AR, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, RI, VA, WA, WI
ESSA, Finance, Governance, Students & Families, Teachers & Leaders