Can we talk about the mental health needs of the student body @MCPS?
The students will be asking for help today at the @mocoboe meeting. They’ve been asking for awhile. Why aren’t we listening?
Here’s a few points:
The students will be asking for help today at the @mocoboe meeting. They’ve been asking for awhile. Why aren’t we listening?
Here’s a few points:
1. Services need to be accessible. 
Mental health needs to be a priority and students need a safe space to process emotions
Students need to know what resources there are for mental health (better communication)
And finally, multiple @MCPS students and graduates have experienced tragic deaths this year, including via homicide, suicide, and overdose. The latter are what psychologists often refer to as “deaths of despair”
We need to be proactive, not reactive.
We need to be proactive, not reactive.
We need to do better. You don’t need to be a trained psychologist to help a student. Be real, be genuine, and develop that relationship. Connections matter
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