Safety measures were implemented at schools across Florida after the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, but are there unintended mental health consequences?

“Our kids can’t focus on learning if we aren’t meeting the basic need for safety within the walls of their schools and making sure students’ mental health needs are met,” Davis said.

The overhaul of safety at Michigan schools takes effect this spring after state lawmakers last year sought to intensify emergency response requirements and prevent threats of violence. Gov. Gretchen ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $4.7 billion Master Plan for Kids’ Mental Health at McLane High School in Fresno on Aug. 18, 2022. Courtesy Gavin Newsom via Bay City News. Gov. Gavin Newsom on ...

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns has introduced a comprehensive school safety plan to the legislature, aiming to prevent tragedies like the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County last ...

Firstborn's Trauma Could Set Stage for Mental Health of Younger Kids By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Trauma experienced by the oldest child in a family ...

The plan includes specific steps the state will take to develop and deliver intensive home and community-based mental health services to children statewide when deemed medically necessary ...