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When Youth Feel Unsafe: Brief Insights on the Cognitive and Academic Effects of Exposure to Violence
February 22, 2018
This Point of View brief from the Center for Promise provides research insights on a particularly timely topic - violence in America's schools - that is impacting young people in America. Learn more about this topic by reading this brief
Type: Resource
TAG: Gun Safety, Safe Schools, Mental Health, Healthy Schools
promises: Safe Places, Caring Adults, Effective Education
channels: Health and Wellness
SOURCE: Center for Promise
campaigns & initiatives: Center for Promise, GradNation Campaign, Every School Healthy
Action Platform: School Climate
From Patient to Doctor: Who Angela Diaz Credits with Saving Her
April 06, 2016
Long before Angela Diaz became the director of Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, she was one of the Center’s patients.
In high school, Diaz made good grades and considered herself an excellent student. But at 17, everything changed. “I became very depressed. I didn’t feel able to leave of the house,” she said. “Suddenly, I was confused and lost my sense of direction.”
Type: News
TAG: Youth Involvement, Mental Health, Special Populations, Healthy Schools
promises: Caring Adults, A Healthy Start, Safe Places, Effective Education