As educators, you deal with a host of issues and challenges in your schools.

The mental health crisis is bigger than ever. You see what many don’t–the effects of student trauma on children and classrooms every day– and we know you do your best to help all your students.

Too many schools have poorly ventilated classrooms, cold classrooms where students have to wear coats and gloves indoors. There’s mold growing in air ducts and behind ceiling tiles and other conditions that make it, frankly, impossible to teach, or to learn.

We know that improving mental health supports, focusing on student health and wellness, and recruiting and retaining educators are critical to our students’ school success.

And we need to make sure legislators know it too.

Tell you legislators what they don’t see, so that they understand what the needs are, so that they hear our calls to action, and they see the faces and hear the real-life stories behind those calls.

Share your personal stories, your students’ stories, their families stories by telling legislators what they don’t see in your classrooms.

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2022 Testimonials

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Testimony: Expanding Preschool And Mental And Behavioral Services For Children

Testimony of Kate Dias, before the Public Health Committee & Committee on Children

Testimony of Joslyn DeLancey, before the Public Health Committee & Committee on Children

Testimony of Donald Williams, before the Public Health Committee & Committee on Children

Testimony: Children’s Mental Health

Testimony of Kate Dias, before the Public Health Committee & Committee on Children

Testimony of Joslyn DeLancey, before the Public Health Committee & Committee on Children

Testimony of Curtis Darragh IV, before the Public Health Committee & Committee on Children

Schools with the worst student to school counselor ratio

There is a national emergency in children’s mental health. Children and youth are experiencing soaring rates of anxiety, depression, trauma, loneliness, and suicidality. Mental health challenges can affect success at school and in life, yet few students get the help they need to thrive.

BY THE NUMBERS

547,000

Number of K-12 Students (2022 Projection)

1:548

Ratio of School Psychologists to Students (Recommended Ratio 1:500)

39,000

Children with major depression

1:580

Ratio of School Social Workers to Students (Recommended Ratio 1:250)

24,000

Children with major depression who do not receive treatment

1:457

Ratio of School Counselors to Students (Recommended Ratio 1:250)

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CEA’s What You Don’t See Campaign

CEA President Kate Dias explains the importance of participating in the What You Don’t See campaign

State Representative Robin Comey states the seriousness of more mental health professionals in schools.

State Representative Robin Comey expresses the importance of passing new mental health bills in this legislative session.

Vanessa & Cassidy Hammel speak about having a strong support system at school.

Will & Christina Sweeney speak about the difficulties with understaffed school counseling.

Chris Carlisle speaks about a very emotional story and shows the importance of more support for Connecticut students.

State Representative Jonathan Steinberg explains the importance of passing the Indoor Air Quality bill in this legislative session.

State Representatives Jonathan Steinberg & Robin Comey explain the importance of passing the Indoor Air Quality bill.

Educators talk about the mental health crisis students are experiencing and the need for legislators to act.

Children need more mental health supports in school.

Danbury school counselor Curtis Darragh on students’ mental health.

Poor air quality is making children and teachers sick. We must improve air quality in schools.

We must increase supports for children’s mental health.

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The CEA's What You Don't See campaign includes powerful video testimony from parents and those on the front lines, battling the mental health crisis in Conn. schools

CT Education Association Launches Campaign to Raise Awareness About Issues Students and Staff Continuously Face

BY THE NUMBERS

547,000

Number of K-12 Students (2022 Projection)

39,000

Children with major depression

24,000

Children with major depression who do not receive treatment

1:548

Ratio of School Psychologists to Students (Recommended Ratio 1:500)

1:580

Ratio of School Social Workers to Students (Recommended Ratio 1:250)

1:457

Ratio of School Counselors to Students (Recommended Ratio 1:250)