Prevention Science Using Social Emotional Screeners to Improve Student Outcomes
Ask any teacher and they will tell you their students’ ability to self-regulate, resolve conflict, and manage emotions is markedly different from students 10 to 15 years ago. There are many reasons why kids are different—access to Internet and electronic devices, working parents, and trauma, to name a few. The bottom line is students are […]
How Schools Can Help Bridge the Mental Health Care Gap for Rural Students
As children across America return to the classroom this fall, the reality is that those in rural communities will face an especially steep uphill climb to success.
Building Partnerships to Support Mental Health Needs in Diverse Rural Schools
About 1 in 5 school-age children experience serious mental health issues yet few receive services. In rural schools, geographic isolation and limited resources make receiving services even more difficult.
KBIA’s Thinking Out Loud Interview with Wendy Reinke, PhD
KBIA’s Lee Wilkins talks with Wendy Reinke of the new National Center for Rural School Mental Health at the University of Missouri.
New National Center Aims To Boost Rural Schools’ Mental Health Resources
One of the center’s main goals, according to Reinke, is to equip teachers in rural schools, who often end up as the point people for their students’ mental health.
MU Receives $10 Million Grant to Fund Center for Rural School Mental Health
The center is a step toward Chancellor Alexander Cartwright’s goal of making MU a top research university.
Dept. of Education Awards Grant for Rural School Mental Health Center in Columbia
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $10 million for the funding of a rural school mental health center in mid-Missouri.
MU Awarded $10M to Support Mental Health Needs of Rural Students
NCRSMH intends to provide educators and administrators of rural schools in Missouri, Virginia and Montana access to scientific research over the next five years.
These Research Centers Want to Change Rural Ed. Program Development
Institute of Education Sciences is providing $10 million each to launch the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks at Harvard University and the National Center for Rural School Mental Health at the University of Missouri.
