Mental health providers in schools — including counselors, social workers and psychologists — are seeing an increase in anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation in K–12 students. In May 2022, 70 percent of schools experienced a rise in the number of students seeking mental health services, The Washington Post reported, citing a National Center for Education Statistics survey.
Mental health and brain development fall under one of the four pillars of physical safety in K–12 schools. Teaching students to practice emotional regulation, starting in kindergarten and continuing through high school…