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Is Maryland Meeting Students’ Mental Health Needs?
March 10, 2022
The United States is in the midst of a mental health crisis among children, and the pandemic only made the situation worse.
Academy of Lifelong Learning featured expert Sharon Hoover discusses the needs of children’s mental health in schools on the WYPR show On the Record alongside Shantay McKinily, director of the Positive Schools Center at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Listen to the full discussion here.
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Updated coronavirus booster shots are now available for children as young as 5, following an emergency authorization by the Food and Drug Administration.
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How to Talk About the Uvalde, Texas, Elementary School Shooting with Your Children
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In the aftermath of the terrifying elementary school shooting in Uvalde, parents can struggle to explain the nation’s collective horror to their own children.