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Research indicating that hope is a leading indicator for students catching up on lost learning primarily stems from the Science of Hope framework, extensively developed by the late Dr. Shane Lopez and supported by Gallup data and longitudinal studies from institutions like…..
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,…..
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,…..
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…..
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……
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…..
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…..
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……
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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,…..