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Health Aug 28

Surgeon General addresses growing stress and mental health struggles facing parents

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Murrey Jacobson, Alexa Gold

Education Apr 06

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How teachers’ and parents’ COVID stress is affecting kids

Children dealing with their own issues also bear the frustration and fears of the adults closest to them…

By Kavitha Cardoza, The Hechinger Report

Health Mar 19

Why your mental health may be suffering in the COVID-19 pandemic

This profound moment of worry, separation, lack of social interaction, job insecurity and possible illness -- or worse -- can be hard on everyone trying to manage the stress of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Laura Santhanam

Health Dec 17

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Why reducing toxic stress can improve the health of an unborn child

Researchers are trying to better understand the biology of stress and its impact on child health. Now, data suggests those connections may form as early as the womb, with studies indicating frequent and prolonged adversity for pregnant women can affect…

By Stephanie Sy

Education Mar 28

Can mindfulness help stressed teachers stay in the classroom?

Teacher stress is growing, experts say, pushing educators out of classrooms and hurting learning. A growing number of mindfulness trainings help teachers cope, but critics say the real problem goes much deeper.

By Chris Berdik, The Hechinger Report

Jun 05

Opinion: Students are pushing themselves to unhealthy limits. Here’s how teachers can help

By David Cutler

Pressure on students to obtain A's is having a harmful impact on stress, depression and anxiety levels. High school teacher David Cutler shares some ways to help students learn from setbacks and then move on.

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Jan 05

The fallout of police violence is killing black women like Erica Garner

By Christen A. Smith, The Conversation

An anthropologist, who studies the impact of police violence on black communities, examines the ways that police violence kills black women slowly through trauma, pain and loss.

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Feb 21

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Faced with outsized stresses, these Baltimore students learn to take a deep breath

By PBS News Hour

Violent crime and unemployment rates are nearly twice the national average in Baltimore. Educators say factors like these add significant stress to children, causing emotional and behavioral problems, so several public schools are working to reduce that stress with mindfulness…

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Dec 18

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This Detroit family’s life just changed

By PBS News Hour

After a recent report on how stress may be causing asthma among some kids, we share good news about one homeless Detroit family we profiled in partnership with The Detroit News.

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Dec 09

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Living with stress for too long may be giving kids asthma

By PBS News Hour

The number of Americans diagnosed with asthma has grown dramatically, with high-crime cities being hit especially hard. In a joint report with The Detroit News, special correspondent Indira Lakshmanan examines emerging research that indicates stress, abuse and violence may play…

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