Does your teen get the mental health support they need? Let us know.
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Exhausted. Overwhelmed. In crisis.
Most school districts in the KC area don’t have enough school counselors to address mental health issues. Educators and parents are stepping up to help.
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Most schools in the Kansas City area — and across the country at large — don’t meet the American School Counselor Association recommendation of one counselor for every 250 students. That means teens who are struggling in ways their parents don’t see might never get help.
Twenty percent of kids in school have diagnosable mental health disorders, including anxiety, ADHD and depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
But only one in five of those students is likely to receive mental health services outside the school setting.
Does your teen get the help they need? Let us know.
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This story was originally published October 20, 2021 at 5:00 AM.
