Historically, anti-drug messaging in schools has failed to acknowledge the mental health reasons that youth self-medicate. Without that key lesson, advocates worry House Bill 3908 will be another D.A.R.E. campaign.
is young people’s lack of emotional regulation. Those key years when kids learn how to “monitor, evaluate and modify emotions that arise following a stimulus” happened behind computer screens as they stayed at home for online classes during the pandemic.
“Results suggest that timely screening and treatment of mental health problems may prevent the development of substance-use disorders among those with mental disorders,” the study states.Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso“Adolescents with psychiatric disorders use more substances, and those who use more substances have more psychiatric disorders,” she said.
Hassenfratz of the Engage and Heal Foundation said that’s why the group is looking to gauge lawmakers’ interest in this upcoming special session about attaching a mental health literacy component to Tucker’s Law. The group would like mental health literacy added for all public school students. , which provides telemedicine and telehealth programs to schools across the state, said she believes a mental health literacy component would be a great addition to schools.
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