Balancing Fun and Focus: Navigating ADHD and Gaming
To examine the link between ADHD and gaming, it’s important to understand the disorder and the nuances within ADHD itself.
Leslie Crowe
Resources for Mental Health After Traumatic Events
After an act of violence or devastation, it’s vital to address what’s happened with the children in our lives and provide resources for mental health.
Helping Students Get Past Chronic Absenteeism and School Refusal
Initially it may not seem worrisome to parents when a child doesn’t want to go to school as missing a single day doesn’t qualify as chronic absenteeism.
Understanding Children and Teens with Bipolar Disorder
Our understanding of bipolar disorder has increased in recent years as has the availability of effective treatment options.
Why We Celebrate World Mental Health Day
As a provider of mental health services in schools, Effective School Solutions’ clinicians see firsthand the challenges students face on a daily basis (listen to our recent podcast to learn more).
Exploring Youth Mental Health: 3 Mentoring Strategies That Work
At a juncture in almost every student’s life, typically during the middle school years, the topic of “mentorship” will come to the forefront.
I Need Help: Understanding Suicide Prevention
Most experts agree that the underlying causes of this increased suicidality aren’t well understood, and there are likely a number of factors affecting different populations and individuals.
Are There Any Positive Effects of Social Media on Teen Mental Health?
Despite considerable handwringing about the fate of technology-obsessed young people, it is important to recognize that the picture is more nuanced.
The Transition to Middle School: 6 Strategies to Support Your Child’s Mental Health
Among all the profound transitions in childhood, one stands out as particularly influential on a child’s life: the pivotal leap from elementary school to middle school.
Step 3: Data-Driven Systems for Mental Health Programs in Schools
Mental health in schools is a domain where the capture of progress monitoring data has traditionally lagged, with qualitative descriptions of student progress being more common than quantitative measures.