Tag: Socio-Emotional Learning

Proactive mental health interventions in schools can help prevent school violence, as early identification and appropriate support for struggling students is crucial. A comprehensive approach involving school staff, families, and community partners is needed.

Social-emotional learning (SEL) can reverse the negative impacts of COVID-19 on student learning and well-being. Incorporating SEL into curriculum can promote academic success, mental health, and social skills.

The pandemic has made teaching even more stressful than ever, leading to a projected mass exodus that could create extensive turnover issues for administrators, but there are many things that can be done to support teachers and learners through this difficult time of toxic stress, such as directing ESSER funds to support teachers through evidence-based socio-emotional learning which would be a critical step for promoting emotional wellness and reducing turnover.

The current environment of toxic stress has created a mental health crisis among children and schools are in need of evidence-based solutions to address the issue, with up to $63 billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds available for the purpose.