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First Focus on Children, 2023
Research tells a bleak story of U.S. children and youth with unmet mental health needs (anxiety, depression, eating disorders, etc.). One-in-five children and adolescents experiences a mental health condition in a given year. One-in-ten high school students attempted suicide one or more times during the past year. And 59% of youth with major…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Child Health, Mental Health
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Bryan, Charity; Sims, Sandra; Dunaway, Donna L.; Hester, Donna J. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2022
The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the Health Eating Active Living (HEAL) United Curriculum and how HEAL United is leveraging their advocacy efforts to help K-12 students in Alabama live healthier lives.
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Life Style
Ranalli, Dennis; Templin, Joe; Applebaum, Maggie – US Department of Agriculture, 2021
This report responds to the requirement of PL 110-246 to assess the effectiveness of state and local efforts to directly certify children for free school meals. Direct certification is a process conducted by the states and by local educational agencies (LEAs) to certify eligible children for free meals without the need for household applications.…
Descriptors: National Programs, Lunch Programs, Certification, Eligibility