Educators say over half of low-income students struggling with mental health issues
“‘These disparities for low-income communities or racially and ethnically diverse communities, they’ve existed before the pandemic, and the pandemic made them worse,’ Ariana Hoet, clinical director of On Our Sleeves and a Nationwide Children’s pediatric psychologist. ‘We have to try to make these changes at the individual school level or the systemic level to help address students’ mental health.'”