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The youth mental health crisis is gripping the United States, and school staff is on the front lines.

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Since the Notice. Talk. Act.® at School training, we have noticed an improvement in the skill set of our teaching staff and their ability to connect with and support students within the classroom.

Andrew Meloche

High School Principal, Berkley, MI

Andrew Meloche

The Youth Mental Health Crisis

  • 1 in 5
    Students seriously considered suicide in 2023
  • 3x
    Adolescents with a current diagnosis were 3 times as likely to be disengaged from school, compared to those with no current diagnosis as of 2023
  • 20%
    of children and young people ages 3-17 in the United States have a mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral disorder from 2016-2019

The APA Foundation is committed to supporting youth mental health with Notice. Talk. Act.® at School, a training that empowers school staff to connect students with appropriate and timely support. Take action to improve student mental health outcomes in your community with Notice. Talk. Act.® at School, a no-cost K-12 training for all school staff to help them notice the signs of a potential mental health concern in a student, talk with the student to support and engage them, and act by connecting the student to available mental health resources.

Notice. Talk. Act.® at School

Learn more about how to bring Notice. Talk. Act.® at School to your school at no-cost.

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