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The National Museum and Center for Service

History The National Museum and Center for Service began as a vision of Congressman Brian Baird. Everywhere he went, in local communities and around the world, Brian met people giving of themselves to help others — rescuing people from floods,…..

Strength To Love- MLK : AmeriCorps Reflections

2022-2026 Member Marinobi Medrano Reading Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Jr. helped me reflect more deeply on my role as an AmeriCorps member and the values that guide my service. King presents love not as a passive feeling,…..

AmeriCorps Recognizes UMD School of Public Policy

We are thrilled to announce that The School of Public Policy has earned the distinction of being named an AmeriCorps School of National Service (SNS). This recognition comes by way of the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership (CNML), led by The Do Good…..

State of the Nation: National Malaise Continues

The Data: Each January, as part of its Mood of the Nation poll, Gallup asks Americans whether they are satisfied or dissatisfied with a battery of national conditions, offering a public “state of the union” measured ahead of the president’s address to Congress……

Insights From the Student Experience, Part I: Emotional & Mental Health

From Youth Truth The data come from 222,837 students at 845 schools across 20 states, and their responses are a resounding confirmation that mental health is a prevalent concern among youth themselves. And student responses show that we should all…..

‘It’s not enough’: Montgomery Co. faces high student-to-counselor ratios despite mental health push

Kate Ryan | kryan@wtop.comNovember 17, 2025, 7:22 PM More than 6,000 students in the Montgomery County Public Schools system receive a variety of mental health programs and services funded by more than $9 million in Maryland grant money. On Monday, school leaders…..

Montgomery County’s Youth Mental Health Crisis Is Getting Worse—Here’s How Local Leaders Are Stepping Up in 2025

From Fox Homes Montgomery County isn’t waiting for a federal directive to solve what is shaping up to be a generational emergency. Youth mental health—particularly among immigrant and Latino youth—is in sharp decline according to Kate Ryan of the WTOP News……

MCPS 2024-5 Annual Report

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/annualreport/2024-2025-annual-report/

Nearly 1 in 10 Adults in the U.S. Experienced a Mental Health Crisis Last Year

John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health A new study led by researchers in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management provides a national estimate of self-reported mental health crises, with pronounced disparities by age, race,…..

Another 5 C’s from Business

Leading with the 5 Cs: How Today’s Executives Can Champion Mental Health We’re currently in an era where workplace mental health issues are paramount – and in response, executives must lead with empathy, strategy, and resilience. It can be tricky…..