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The Relentless School Nurse: Prepared Without Panic – Maryland’s Active Shooter Drill Evolution

Relentless School Nurse

The Maryland Center for School Safety will collaborate with mental health experts to study the psychological impacts and effectiveness of these new practices, ensuring continuous improvement. As a school nurse, I’ve seen firsthand how high-stress drills can affect our students and staff.

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The Relentless School Nurse: This is NOT SCHOOL SAFETY

Relentless School Nurse

School safety is not just a physical challenge, but a psychological one too. A comprehensive approach to school safety actively engages students, teachers and parents, identifies high-risk individuals using threat assessment techniques, and instructs teachers and administrators to refer these students to mental health services.

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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

They perform better on standardized and functional assessments. Additional Resources PE + Health = Student Success Infographic Strategies for Recess in Schools Resources for School Administrators Lynn Pantuosco-Hensch Dr. Lynn Pantuosco-Hensch is a professor at Westfield State University, soccer coach, and sport psychology consultant.

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Creativity and Healing With Art and Music Therapy

Stanford Childrens

Its an opportunity to celebrate the important role these Creative Arts therapists play in combining the benefits of creative expression and psychological support. They may play music to assess a child for their response to it. And this year at Stanford Medicine Childrens Health, theres a lot to celebrate.

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How Music Can Help Athletes Recover from Sports Injuries

AASP

First, the injury will be assessed by a medical professional to determine the level of care needed. While this is widely considered the standard process to ‘properly’ heal an injury, there is a critical component that frequently goes untreated: the psychological symptoms experienced (Arvinen-Barrow & Walker, 2017).

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Vitamin B6: A Nutrient Cofactor to Support Healthy Mood

Designs for Health

Research indicates that vitamin B6 may also help support the body’s response to psychological stress. Another population-based survey included data from more than 7,000 adults regarding B vitamin intake and psychological stress. A third study focused on elderly individuals who were found to have a low status of vitamin B6.

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Keeping the Sparks Aflame: Preventing and Addressing Burnout in High School Student-Athletes

AASP

<p>Student-athletes continuously navigate physical, psychological, and social demands including balancing academics and athletics, while striving to meet both internal and external expectations. The <em>Athletic Burnout Questionnaire</em> (ABQ) is intended to assess athletic burnout in athletes. Richard, K.