Education Week October 16, 2023
If you or anyone you know is struggling with thoughts of self-harm or suicide, help is available. Call or text 988 to reach the confidential National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or check out these resources from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought mental health crises to the forefront of public attention. But Jonathan Apostol, principal of Monett Middle School near the southwest corner of Missouri, was well acquainted with the challenge before the first virus cases made it to his community.
Between 2019 and 2021, his district lost three of its community members—a 14-year-old student, a superintendent, and a guidance counselor—to suicide. The suicides were a shock to Monett, a town of 9,000 with just over...
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