For much of the past century, children were taught to push through emotional discomfort. Feeling sad, anxious, or overwhelmed was often dismissed with a familiar refrain: smile, toughen up, move on.

Corrected: This story has been updated to say that, in an open-ended response, teachers commonly said their role should be to monitor students and refer them to mental health professionals when needed ...

Tuscaloosa City Schools and Tuscaloosa County School Systems are facing a growing mental health crisis among their student populations, with issues arising as early as pre-K. School officials report a ...