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17 Mar 2022

Resources to Support Struggling Students

The growing crisis in adolescent mental health was deemed a national state of emergency by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of...


By     Lisa Railton
03 Mar 2022

Incorporating SEL to Support Younger Students

The pandemic has placed elementary students in a unique position: Many have never experienced a “normal” school year. The last time students lived thr...


By     Lisa Railton
17 Feb 2022

Gaggle’s Podcast: Sharing Inspiring Stories

Looking for in-depth coverage and insights on all things related to student mental health and student safety? It Takes a Village: A Gaggle Podcast fea...


By     Melanie Fortier
10 Feb 2022

Youth Mental Health: Addressing the Growing Crisis

The ongoing crisis in youth mental health continues to raise alarms, increasing the call for additional supports to be available in schools. Last Octo...


By     Lisa Railton
21 Jan 2022

National Shoot Up Your School Day: Violence Is No Joke

The 2021–22 school year has gotten off to a rough start. Students and educators alike are struggling, and it seems to be an uphill battle across the c...


By     Lisa Railton
04 Jan 2022

Why Cyberbullying Affects Girls More Than Boys

Cyberbullying can be more insidious than physical bullying because it follows kids home. With around-the-clock access to the virtual environment, it’s...


By     Gaggle
29 Dec 2021

Are Your Children in Digital Distress?

As 2021 draws to a close and I emerge from another exhausting day of seeing teenage clients in the office, I reflect on the successes and failures of ...


By     Dr. Lisa Strohman
22 Dec 2021

Surgeon General Issues Public Health Advisory: 6,600+ Youth Died by Suicide in 2020

Back in October, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), and the Children’s Hospi...


By     Paget Hetherington
30 Nov 2021

Resilience: The Key to Thriving, Not Just Surviving

Resilience. If there’s one inner quality that I could gift to a friend or loved one, it would be this. Because regardless of your background, your per...


By     Jas Rawlinson
23 Nov 2021

Harassment: What Is Gaggle Seeing?

At the close of the 2019–20 school year, we reported a decrease in incidents flagged for harassment during the early days of the pandemic. The data fr...


By     Lisa Railton

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