Libby Kuffner Nealis

Youth mental health and special education advocate, social worker, policy wonk, 3 kids & a dog, travel enthusiast, music geek.

[Libby Kuffner Nealis @LibbyNealis]

Report shows suicides rose in Maryland despite national reduction https://t.co/y4M2YmclSq #EndtheStigma #SchoolMentalHealth

[Libby Kuffner Nealis @LibbyNealis]

https://t.co/do78wfmXN4 #SchoolMentalHealth

[Libby Kuffner Nealis @LibbyNealis]

@7NewsDC Please consider signing! https://t.co/X34qaoO2Ee

[7News DC @7NewsDC]

Leaders at Montgomery County Public Schools are considering a budget plan that could eliminate more than 400 positions — including roles tied to student mental health and school support services.
https://t.co/VjpmPCiJLL

[Libby Kuffner Nealis @LibbyNealis]

The teacher pay penalty reached a record high in 2024: Three decades of leaving public school teachers behind https://t.co/oQrvqvbAyi

[SAMHSA @samhsagov]

Share the number. Spread the word. Add the #988Lifeline (988) to your phone now—it could save a life later. #SPM25

Trained crisis counselors are available to talk 24/7/365. https://t.co/Tq7I6M0ePj

[Libby Kuffner Nealis @LibbyNealis]

September is #SuicidePreventionMonth~ 988 is there all year. #MentalHealthMatters #StopStigma

[Bruce Lesley @BruceLesley]

Children in Peril: The Urgent Need for an Affirmative Agenda to Child Health https://t.co/11hFavPc4D

[Bruce Lesley @BruceLesley]

How health insurance coverage impacts access to children's mental health care - KVIA https://t.co/Gp8dRacoq0

[Libby Kuffner Nealis @LibbyNealis]

Gut-wrenching and horrifying. You may not even be able to get through it, but decide to act: rally, march, donate, vote #EndGunViolence https://t.co/ILeT0fVMUH

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The full effects of the AR-15's catastrophic force in mass killings are rarely seen in public.

To assess the extent of the destruction, The Post examined thousands of photos and videos and identified parallels across 11 mass shootings between 2012 and 2023. The graphic pictures and personal accounts in this story may be disturbing. https://t.co/SNh1iKv2wx

[Libby Kuffner Nealis @LibbyNealis]

#SchoolMentalHealth #FeedthePipeline
Training Today’s Youth to Become Tomorrow's Mental Health Care Providers https://t.co/V1A4fB9vrC #edtech via @EdSurge

[Libby Kuffner Nealis @LibbyNealis]

@McConaughey Thank you @McConaughey! Our schools, educators, families, and communities need all the support we can give them! #schoolmentalhealth

[SAMHSA @samhsagov]

Being a teenager can be tough, but it shouldn’t feel hopeless. Check your symptoms, and find out what you can do if you think you might have depression. https://t.co/BLqkHK96ho #shareNIMH

[Libby Kuffner Nealis @LibbyNealis]

Read about gun owners who came close to gun suicide and why they now share the importance of safe firearm storage to keep themselves and their loved ones safe: https://t.co/JexcE273ay

[inseparable @IAmInseparable]

It has been an honor to work with the @NatlGovsAssoc, @GovMurphy, @kennedyforum, @MentalHealthAm, the @APA and @BCG to craft this youth mental health playbook with 35 nonpartisan policy recommendations.

Read the full article ➡️ https://t.co/2eodYqRSH1

[inseparable @IAmInseparable]

🔗 To connect children and adolescents to mental health services, we must re-create the system to meet them where they are. Policymakers can lead the way. Check out @BrookingsInst's recommendations to improve these youth services nationwide >> https://t.co/y5vRMZEwzO

[Bruce Lesley @BruceLesley]

Texas ranks 45th in child well-being.
50th in insured children.
Leads the nation in school shootings.
Ranks high in child poverty.
Texas failed to fund public schools.

But the @TexasGOP thinks the rainbow is the biggest issue for children.

Oh, and “man’s pride” gets a month. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[Public Funds Public Schools @pfpsorg]

Voucher programs are expensive, impractical and unsound. Read PFPS's fact sheet debunking the notion that it costs less to educate students with publicly funded private school vouchers than it does to educate them in traditional public school: https://t.co/SryQPuobSh

[inseparable @IAmInseparable]

Over half of the Governors cited mental health as a top priority for their administration. Investments in mental health are crucial, and we are grateful for all the administrations working for #mentalhealthforall >> https://t.co/Epo70DFMHb

[Matt Barnum @matt_barnum]

Paying teachers large bonuses to work in high-needs, low-achieving schools in Dallas led to large gains in student achievement. https://t.co/YCCEgVbmkC