As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is running guest essays this week about mental health in schools. This is the fifth of those essays.

An examination of the latest CDC and education data shows why student mental health in Georgia schools remains complicated — and urgent.

Sources of Strength, a national suicide prevention model, began in several Cobb County schools over 15 years ago and has expanded steadily, with new schools joining each year.

One in five students has a current, diagnosed mental or behavioral health condition. Georgia's student-to-school counselor ratio is 386:1, far above the recommended ratio.

Word in legal circles is that Willis, never one to shy away from a fight, recruited them to run against judges who have irked her.

A Chamblee High School student explains how the Green Heart STEM Challenge helped Georgia teens turn climate lessons into real fixes for creek erosion.

When teachers are excited about the subject matter, it's often contagious. Banning controversial books and topics doesn't help.

Education is changing as artificial intelligence rapidly transforms how we approach everything.

Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones now finds himself trailing Rick Jackson in the governor's race. Anti-Jones ads purchased by a dark money group are a big reason why.

Driver’s education at Georgia high schools should be required to have a course on how to interact with law enforcement.