You may need additional information to cover other subjects, such
as sex education, boys and
puberty, and body image
issues, but this handy guide will cover you when it comes time to explain menstruation.
One in 4 children experiences a mental health disorder annually, 73 and half of those who will have a mental health disorder at some point in their life will first be diagnosed at age 14 or younger.74 Furthermore, about half of all children will experience a traumatic event — such
as the death of a parent, violence, or extreme poverty — before they reach adulthood.75 And
as the opioid epidemic continues to grow, students are coming to school affected by a parent's addiction
as well
as the havoc and instability that it can wreak on family life.76 In addition,
as students experience other
issues — such
as puberty; family matters, like divorce; and bullying — having supportive trained adults to talk to in school is critical for improving their well - being and attention to learning.