The crisis of mental health is still affecting both children and teens across the country, and a free option is available for mental help during back-to-school season. A new poll from the American Psychiatric Association Foundation shows 84% of Americans believe school staff can play a crucial role in identifying signs of mental health issues in students. However, the executive director of the APA Foundation, Rawle Andrews Jr., found that only less than half of school staff are getting training to fight mental health. The program that the APA Foundation is providing is called Notice. Talk. Act. At School. This goes in three phases, noticing peculiar signs and symptoms, talking through active listening, and acting by implementing resources to help. This program is not in Pennsylvania schools as of yet, but it is funded by a federal grant and available at no cost to schools, staff, and parents.
New free program seeks to help Pennsylvania mental health crisis during back-to-school season
