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Schools across the country say more students are asking for mental health services

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Federal data show more students are requesting in-school mental health services, in another sign of the strain on students and educators. Teachers also report concerns about their mental health.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Schools around the country say more students are asking for mental health services. The federal government counts seven out of every 10 schools reporting more requests at a time when resources for responding to mental health concerns are in short supply. NPR's Abe Levine reports.

ABE LEVINE, BYLINE²: The data add details to a worrisome picture of youth mental health challenges. Among the red flags teachers are reporting - classroom outbursts.

PEGGY CARR: I mean some real serious disruptive behavior.

LEVINE: That's Peggy Carr, the commissioner³ for the National Center of Educational Statistics (ph), which published the survey results.

CARR: Fighting, verbal abuse not just to their peers, but also to the teachers. Bullying⁴ is up. Cyber bullying is what we're seeing.

LEVINE: And that, Carr says, means it's not just students who are feeling the stress.

CARR: The teachers were also reporting concerns about their own mental health.

LEVINE: In the survey, almost 30% of the schools reported that requests for mental health services from teachers and other staff are up. These statistics are yet another sign of the strains placed on students and educators more than three years after the pandemic began.

KELLY VAILLANCOURT STROBACH: This problem existed before COVID.

LEVINE: Kelly Vaillancourt Strobel (ph) is the director of policy and advocacy at the National Association of School Psychologists.

VAILLANCOURT STROBACH: It's gotten worse. It's not going to go away just because we appear to be coming out of the pandemic.

LEVINE: The new research also sheds a spotlight⁵ on the nationwide shortage of school mental health professionals and the funds to hire them. Vaillancourt questions what will happen when COVID emergency relief funds from Congress dry up?

VAILLANCOURT STROBACH: What's going to drop off? What students are going to no longer have access to services? Like, what's going to go away?

LEVINE: Among the things schools can do to help students, Vaillancourt says, are reaching out to local mental health providers in their communities and doing more to integrate mental health awareness⁶ into the school day.

VAILLANCOURT STROBACH: Prevention is the best investment we can do for these kids.

LEVINE: One of the biggest challenges, she adds, is getting kids to overcome the stigma⁷ around mental health treatment and to feel comfortable talking about their issues.

Abe Levine, NPR News, New York.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

4 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

6 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

7 stigma   

n.耻辱，污名；(花的)柱头

参考例句：

• Being an unmarried mother used to carry a social stigma.做未婚母亲在社会上曾是不光彩的事。
• The stigma of losing weighed heavily on the team.失败的耻辱让整个队伍压力沉重。