May Board of Ed: on student mental health

 students speaking on student mental health on the Greater Boston Student Advisory Council
student survey from all five regions of the state, all four grades
vast majority of students reported struggling with mental health issues

about 77% of those surveyed said that there was an adult they could turn to, but most are only "somewhat aware" of student mental health
"for teachers to be available to their students"
for teachers to reach out and check in 

suggest that school create posters around school and classroom promoting resources
add block for students to choose where to go
send out information on resources to students

nightly workload: many students spending 
more than 1-2 hours on weekends; quite a few spending more than 5

active promotion of social and mental health resources 
suggestion box for what would be most useful

SLEEP: around 50% of students get 6-8; 30% get 4-6
CDC recommends 8-10 hours for teens

stress: physical safe space in schools
few minutes to check in during class
promote mental health resources in school