08-05-2023 08:41 via socialpsychology.org

To Improve Kids' Mental Health, Some Schools Start Later

Source: U.S. News and World ReportThe idea of later school start times, proposed as a way to help adolescents get more sleep, is being advanced as a way to address the mental health crisis affecting teens across the U.S. During the pandemic, soaring numbers of high school students expressed feelings of sadness or hopelessness, with girls and LGBTQ+ youth reporting the highest levels of poor mental health and suicide attempts. And it doesn't help that students aren't getting...
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