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Create a More Connected Minnesota

For thousands of Minnesota students, surviving the school day isn't as simple as it seems. 

MPR News host Tom Weber leads a conversation that examines what schools are doing and what more they could be doing to address mental health issues in the classroom.

Weber is joined by three experts on these matters: Mark Sander, director of mental health for Hennepin County and Minneapolis Public Schools; Maria Le, a first-grade teacher at Central Park Elementary School; and Kara Sankaran, mental health program supervisor at the Washburn Center for Children.

MPR News host Tom Weber takes a look at how growing caseloads and undiagnosed mental health issues pose challenges in schools.

In the second program of our series on mental health, MPR News host Tom Weber explored how undiagnosed mental health issues can play out in the classroom. Psychologist Mark Sander spoke about how hundreds of children will go through their elementary school years with undiagnosed mental health issues. Tom also spoke with teacher Marie Le and school mental health program supervisor, Kara Sankaran. 7/20/16

Addressing mental health issues in schools

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