Education Law, Co-Sponsored Children and the Law and Family and Juvenile Law

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Session Type: Section Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Location: Hilton San Francisco Union Square

Room: Continental Ballroom 8

Floor: Ballroom Level

Today’s K-12 students face unprecedented challenges affecting their social and emotional health—including the ongoing effects of the pandemic, pervasive discipline disparities, book bans, measures limiting gender expression, and the heightened scrutiny of social media. At the same time, schools suffer from a shortage of critical mental health service providers, particularly in rural areas and historically under-resourced districts. Service professionals also lack training in providing non-carceral, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed support. This panel will evaluate how law and policy can be better leveraged to address the student mental health crisis and provide students, educators, and school leaders with needed supports.