Passing periods. The lunchroom. Softball practice. Musical rehearsals. It’s not just history and science classes that are suddenly gone or switched from in-person to online formats for teens in high school as the world responds to the coronavirus. It’s the social support system that gives order to teenage life. Without it, mental health experts say, […]
In an effort to help middle and high school students deal with issues related to teen depression, the Sarah Michelle Peterson Foundation has been training school staff to help them recognize the signs in an effort to prevent suicide. In a partnership with Suffolk Public Schools, eighth- and 10th-grade students will hear from their health […]
“Out of darkness, a beacon.” When Ginny Neuckranz and husband Tom lost their teenage daughter, Erika, to suicide, they made it their mission to turn her suffering and their grief into hope for other families. It was in her name and spirit they founded Erika’s Lighthouse, a nonprofit based in Winnetka targeted at mental health […]
Kyle Anderson, a productive NBA small-forward on the Memphis Grizzlies who is approaching his sixth season, returned to his hometown of North Bergen, with plans to do more than catch up with relatives who still live locally. On Aug. 11 and 12, Anderson hosted a Celebrate Life Day basketball tournament and clinic. He began running […]
An Orlando high school student recently killed herself in the high school auditorium after asking permission to go to the bathroom, and two survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have died in apparent suicides. Such tragedies send chills through school officials. Could this happen in your district? Depression affects nearly 20 […]
As a longtime PE and health teacher at Carleton Washburne School in Winnetka, Victor Cooper said he is vigilant about spotting possible signs of depression in his students. “I look for the kid who always wants to be the star and impress his friends, and the kid who is very quiet and withdrawn,” Cooper said. […]