Investigations
Backdoor Expulsion: Even Preschoolers are Being Transferred as Punishment
It’s not just teenagers being pushed out of schools. Research suggests pre-schoolers may be most likely to be transferred out as a form of punishment.
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Hidden Expulsions? California Schools Kick Students Out but Call it a ‘Transfer’
Thousands of California students are being transferred for disciplinary reasons – with little or no legal protection. The transfers are demoralizing, advocates say. “Any disruption to a child’s education program is a problem,” said Chelsea Helena, an attorney at Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County.
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New Mexico Cities Hope to Reduce Tragedies by Sending Trained Civilians to Answer Mental Health Calls, Instead of Police. Will it Be Enough?
Las Cruces has become the latest city in New Mexico to start a program using mental health workers instead of police to respond to people in crisis. A similar program in Albuquerque, started in 2020, has not led to a reduction in police shootings of people with mental illness.
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Immigrants in New York Cope with Grief after Deadly Border Crossings
In the 2022 fiscal year, more than 800 people died attempting to cross the southern border, making it the deadliest year on record for border crossings. Surviving family members now living in the U.S., must cope with the grief and loss.
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The Unspoken Toll Migration Has on Mental Health
Since last spring, more than 30,000 migrants have been processed at NYC shelters. Many are grappling with serious mental health problems, stemming from their migration, language barriers and housing insecurity.
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How I Passed a Test to Be a Grief Therapist Without Really Trying
As an investigative reporter, I wanted to see how hard it would be to game the system and pass the test without taking the course. It turned out to be ridiculously easy.
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Professional certification boards are rigorous but draw relatively few students
It is hard for professional certification boards to compete against commercial counseling courses that may cost as little as $10.
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Buyer, Be Aware: An Inside Look at Four Online Grief Counseling Certificate Programs
This short review covers grief therapy courses offered by the Global Grief Institute, PESI, the Grief Recovery Institute, and Udemy.
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Caught in Washington’s Youth Mental Health Disaster, a Teen with Nowhere to Go
Jack Hays, 17, is one of a surging number of Washington children facing mental health challenges so severe that they require hospital stays. Between 2015 and 2021, the total number of hospitalizations nearly doubled among youth whose primary diagnosis is psychiatric, an investigation by The Seattle Times found.
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