--The dropout crisis needs to be addressed by supporting at-risk students before high school.
Children are generally supported well at school (with many exceptions… but then they go home and parents are left to cope over long holidays and weekends.
Things are starting to change for the better, but even today, many trans youth are not supported at home or in school, with awful consequences.
Isabella mentioned having "many problems at home" but said she really liked school because "my friends always support me at school".
We need to develop structures through which students can appreciate each other, and those who support them at school -- including those who clean the bathrooms, fix their lunches, and monitor recess.
Access to support networks at school, in the workplace, or in your community require a documented diagnosis.
Wyclif may also need specialist support at school as he finds it hard to concentrate.
There are no drugs that will help, but children will benefit from care and support at school and at home.
We didn't have mental health support at school, but children should know it's OK to ask for help.
That can mean supporting "chaotic" (the jargon term for feckless) parents through parenting classes, while at the same time giving their children extra support at school.
