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Students with mental health struggles linked to absenteeism and lower grades, showing clear need for more in-school support

  • Written by Amie Rapaport, Research Scientist and Co-Director of the Center for Applied Research in Education (CARE), University of Southern California
Students with mental health struggles linked to absenteeism and lower grades, showing clear need for more in-school supportAttendance rates are lower for students who struggle with mental health.Richard Clark / The Image Bank via Getty Images

Parents are reporting worse mental health for their children than they did a decade ago, but different groups of children are struggling with mental health in markedly different ways.

That’s what our team at the University of...

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