Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Rural Students and Students of Color Report Gaps in Availability of Mental Health Support


According to “Supporting the Mental Health Well-Being of High School Students,” a new report from ACT focusing on the results of a 2019 survey of ACT test-takers, students of color were less likely than white students to say that they could reach out to a teacher or counselor if they needed mental health support (48% of African American students compared to 57% of white students).
 Additionally, rural students reported less access to basic school-based mental health services compared to students in suburban or urban locations. Seventy-one percent of suburban students, compared to only 65% of rural students, said they could access a school-based professional to talk about certain mental health issues.

Approximately 5,300 students who took the ACT in 2019 responded to the questions about their perceptions of available school-based mental health support.

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