In about a month, I'll be starting my last semester of graduate school at CSUN. My last clinical placement will be in a public school, so hopefully by the end of this week, I'll finally know what school I will be working as a graduate clinician. Any recommendations on navigating speech & language intervention in the schools?

July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Here are some stats to consider from RTOR.org:
* Black and Latinx children were about 14% less likely than White youth to receive treatment for their depression.
* In 2019, suicide was the second leading cause of death for Black or African Americans, ages 15 to 24. For Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders ages 15-24, suicide was the leading cause of death.
* Over 25% of Black youth exposed to violence have proven to be at high risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Which statistic resonated with you the most as an SLP?

Happy belated Juneteenth! For those who aren't familiar with the holiday, Juneteenth is otherwise known as the "Black Independence Day," when slaves in Texas learned about their freedom TWO YEARS after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

For those who are interested in discussing this topic in pediatric speech therapy, I included a mini book with Wh- questions to get you started! You can download it for FREE here: tinyurl.com/juneteenthminibook. Be sure to share with your SLP friends!

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