About this episode

Leanne discusses the challenges schools face in addressing mental health needs and offers solutions for helping teens regulate their emotions.

In this episode, Leanne dives into why schools have become mental health first responders—and why they're not equipped to handle it. 96% of schools report skyrocketing mental health needs, but only half have the staff to address them. Counselors are managing caseloads of 400-600 students. And teachers—who became educators to inspire minds—are now carrying the emotional weight of 30+ students every single day, leading to record burnout rates. 60% of teens who receive mental health support get it exclusively at school. So when the system is overwhelmed, students fall through the cracks—and parents feel stuck with nowhere to turn. Leanne pulls back the curtain on what's really happening in schools, why teachers and administrators are drowning despite working their butts off, and why this is a systemic problem no one could have seen coming. But here's the good news: There IS a solution. And it doesn't require hiring more counselors, years of therapy, or overhauling the entire system. It just requires teaching students the tools to regulate themselves. Leanne shares real examples of what changes when students learn to regulate their emotions in under 30…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amy, Kat

Guest: Leanne

Topics covered

• mental health
• education
• teen support
• school system
• emotional regulation

Keywords

• mental health
• schools
• teens
• emotional regulation
• counselors
• burnout
• support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TeenagerBrain.com, Nashville Podcast Network

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