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Counslr Partners with Greece Central School District to Increase Mental Health Support Services

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This initiative will enable high school students and faculty to access Counslr’s 24/7/365 text-based mental health support platform, any time, anywhere. ABOUT COUNSLR Counslr is a text-based mental health support application that provides unlimited access to live texting sessions with licensed professionals, 24/7/365.

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The Irvine USD Adds Care Solace to its Comprehensive Mental Health and Wellness Services

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The Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) has selected Care Solace to expand access to community mental health care providers and substance use treatment for students, staff, and their families. We are proud to support IUSD in prioritizing the wellbeing of its school community by providing timely access into mental health care services.”.

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For Teens, Text-Based Crisis Lines Increase Accessibility Amid Mental Health Emergency

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That’s especially useful for young people who can’t afford or otherwise access mental health counseling because of their location. LGBTQ+ youth who call or text 988 are redirected to the Trevor Project crisis line, which can provide support that’s tailored to their specific needs.

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From High School to Harvard, Students Urge for Clarity on Privacy Rights

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Chad Marlow, ACLU Counsel According to the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a Washington, D.C.-based Earlier this month, ACLU’s Rhode Island chapter released a scathing report, “ High School Non-Confidential Report: How School-Loaned Computers May Be Peering Into Your Home ,” that blasted the lack of safeguards to protect students’ privacy.

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The Unintentional Ways Schools Might Be Violating FERPA, and How They Can Stay Vigilant

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Among the questions they should ask are how the vendor gives parents and students access to records, and how it prevents unauthorized people from accessing those records. Steven McDonald, a FERPA expert and general counsel at the Rhode Island School of Design, thinks similarly.

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Closer to PowerSchool Breach Closure

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is facing charges of cyber extortion conspiracy, cyber extortion, unauthorized access to protected computers, and aggravated identity theft. Lane , detailing multiple charges related to cyber extortion , unauthorized access to protected computers , and aggravated identity theft. Department of Justice, Matthew Lane of Sterling, Mass.,

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As Child Care Challenges Threaten the American Workforce, Business Leaders Call for Action

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One of the signatories to the ReadyNation letter to Congress, Hugh Welsh, president and general counsel of DSM North America, the North American subsidiary of a Netherlands-based health, wellness and bioscience company, says his sense is that support by business leaders for action to improve child care delivery across the country is increasing.