Are We Teaching Students How to Navigate Emotional Distress?
Are we teaching students how to navigate emotional distress, or simply encouraging them to ask for help when they're overwhelmed? Reflecting on a proposed school-based suicide prevention program, I explore emotional regulation, problem-solving, crisis intervention, and why meaningful student mental health support requires more than awareness alone.
What Does It Really Take to Keep Schools Safe?
What does it really take to keep schools safe? Reflecting on my graduate research and experience as a psychiatric social worker, I explore why school violence prevention requires more than lockdowns and discipline—and how multidisciplinary threat assessment, early intervention, and student connection contribute to safer school communities.