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

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. “While we already had a robust set of wellness resources for our students, Counslr is serving as a new channel for us to reach the traditionally unreachable students who are not comfortable visiting the counseling center or engaging in traditional therapy.” For more information, please visit Counslr: www.Counslr.com.

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

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Care Solace provides a Care Concierge team: experts in navigating the mental health care system to quickly and confidentially find appropriate providers in the community. IUSD is partnering with Care Solace to support its mission of providing school-based mental health and wellness services and resources to students and families.

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New resource offers 9 student data privacy best practices

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Maintaining student confidentiality requires a comprehensive set of school data policies and practices. School leaders should consult legal counsel to best understand their district’s risks and options under the law. To register for the webinar, visit [link].

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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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Steven McDonald, a FERPA expert and general counsel at the Rhode Island School of Design, thinks similarly. The teacher who saw the incident in-person can speak about it because FERPA is not a confidentiality law. Rooker explains that this is because what the principal read was an education record, which FERPA protects.

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Counselors Couldn’t Keep Up With Our Growing Mental Health Crisis, So Peers Stepped Up

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Even when I came on and there were two of us counseling, it wasn’t enough to support that many students. We needed to acknowledge the steep, and growing, demand for counseling services, and we had to create time and space for every student reaching out to receive support.

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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.