This article about METRICS was originally published by the UW–Madison School of Education in October 2023. METRICS is a national center to expand and improve the country’s school-based mental health workforce. The School Mental Health Collaborative received a 4-year, $10.4 million grant to operate the center. UW–Madison education researchers have been awarded a 4-year, $10.4 …
The following interview with Katie Eklund originally appeared on WKOW.com in September 2023. The Madison Metropolitan School District is changing the way they handle suspension. While it’s been common practice since October 2021, the school board has officially done away with out of school suspensions for elementary students. “Out of school suspension are really ineffective …
This article was originally featured on the UW–Madison website in August 2023. The article covers the Wisconsin Rural Partnership funding to support rural and tribal communities. This includes a project led by Andy Garbacz entitled “Promoting Family-Centered and Family-School-Community Mental Health Support for Children in Rural Wisconsin Communities.” Four projects that aim to support rural …
This interview with Katie Eklund originally appeared in EducationWeek in May 2023. Last week, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy labeled youth mental health needs “the defining public health crisis of our time.” But school mental health screenings—which can alert schools if students are showing signs of depression, anxiety, or other mental health problems, and need help—have been …
Katie Eklund and Kristen Guetschow were interviewed for this article that originally appeared in The Cap Times in April 2022. COVID-19 was a learning experience for Cecilia Ridgeway and her friends. Its sudden onset and the changes it provoked in the La Follette High School junior and her friends’ lives brought “out things that we …
This article, originally published by the UW–Madison School of Education in August 2021, is about funding obtained by Andy Garbacz from the Institute of Education Sciences. This 5-year, $4 million project is titled, “Systemic Replication Study of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation in Elementary Schools.” Conjoint Behavioral Consultation is also known as “Teachers and Parents as Partners.” …