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Students propose short, active mental‑health lessons twice a semester
Summary
Students proposed two short (10–20 minute) interactive mental‑health lessons per semester for grades 7–12, to be taught by counselors or trained teachers, with pilots to test efficacy and optional resources for underfunded districts.
Student witnesses told lawmakers that youth mental‑health challenges demand more than passive presentations; they proposed brief, active lessons twice per semester to teach coping skills, time management and interpersonal tools.
Josie Song, a student from Kate High School, said roughly one in three Californian adolescents report serious psychological distress and that existing…
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