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Students nationally continue to struggle with mental health. Here’s what support looks like at one Oregon high school

Addressing student mental health is now a part of the many services schools offer. A look at what’s available at David Douglas, the school several students in the Class of 2025 attend.

Mar 26, 2024

Many counterfeit pills containing fentanyl are indistinguishable from oxycodone. | U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

Oregon bill to teach students about opioid dangers passes the Senate

School districts will be required to implement the lessons, which will be available in the 2024-2025 school year

Apr 4, 2023

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra at a roundtable on youth mental health on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in Portland, Ore. | ELIZABETH MILLER/OPB

HHS secretary, Gov. Kotek highlight youth mental health needs at Portland school visit

Secretary Xavier Becerra and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek heard from Portland students and others on what’s needed to help young people access mental health support

Mar 2, 2023

Richmond Elementary in Southeast Portland required masks last fall. | ELIZABETH MILLER/OPB

Oregon School District Officials 'Shocked' By Gov. Brown's Mask Mandate

Districts decry the loss of “local control” in health and safety decisions following the governor's order that schools require masks inside this fall.

Aug 3, 2021

Amayah and Yara Perez-Da Silva will finish the year in distance learning out of concern for their grandfather and Yara, who has asthma. /Courtesy of Karen Perez Da Silva

Families Face Deadline To Decide: Stay Home Or Go Back To Class

Some school districts have already started sending students back into the classroom, while others have laid out reopening plans and are surveying families.

Feb 15, 2021

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