It's a deadly time to be a teenager. CDC reports 1/5 high schoolers considered suicide, 10% tried. Youth depression doubled, making mental health a top priority for U.S. Surgeon General.
School nurses combat teen mental health crisis. Overlooked for funding due to mental and physical health separation. Nurse positions unprotected, first to cut from budgets despite proven benefits.
School nurse position created in 1902 to combat diseases for student education. Lina Rogers was the first school nurse, caring for students in poverty in Manhattan's Lower East Side.
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