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JPA Webinar: How to Talk to Children and Teens During Challenging Times

JPA

How to Support Faculty and Staff Who Support Students

Marybeth Gasman • Forbes

ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast: Grappling With Student Mental Health

ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast

JPA’s Fall Newsletter

JPA

Confronting the School Mental Health Crisis – Innovative Models Support Students and Teachers

EdUp Experience

Empowering Minds: A Fresh Approach to Mental Health in Schools

Teach Magazine

Prioritizing Student Mental Health During Back-to-School Season

Fox 32 Chicago

JPA’s CEO Karen Foley selected for the 2024 Erikson Executive Fellows Program

Erikson Institute

How Teacher Stress Management is Crucial for Handling Student Mental Health

By Sarah D. Sparks • Education Week

JPA Awarded Cook County Behavioral Health Grant

Cook County Health

Rising school violence sparks concern: Chicago agency links increase to mental health crisis

Fox 32 Chicago

Mental Health Crisis in Schools

WGN News

Juvenile Protective Association expands to provide more children mental health resources

NBC Chicago

Difference Maker: Organization offers therapy to CPS students

By Nancy Harty • WBBM Newsradio

Chicago’s oldest charity hosts annual fundraising event

By Jon Cohn • Chicago Star

JPA’s President & CEO, Karen G. Foley, awarded PsiAN’s first service award.

PsiAN

Mesirow’s President, Natalie Brown discusses the importance in partnerships with Chicago organizations, including JPA’s WeRock program.

By Anne Majumdar • CEO Magazine

Remembering former JPA President and social justice Advocate, Josephine Minow

By Katie Anthony • Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation Invests $8.3 Million In Children’s Mental Health

Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation

PsiAN Speaks: Natasha Reynolds and Karen Foley

PsiAN: Psychotherapy Action Network

A Better Chicago to grant $7M targeting mental health for CPS students recovering from pandemic learning loss

By Maudlyne Ihejirika • Chicago Sun-Times

How to Fundraise in a Pandemic: Wins, Losses and Lessons Learned

By Bonnie Miller Rubin • Better Magazine

Finalists Selected in Multi-Million Dollar Chicago Whole Child Learning Acceleration and Wellness Initiative

A Better Chicago

Mesirow Child Thrive Resource Center

Children's Place Association