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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


In Focus: As student mental health concerns rise, parents and social workers worry District 65 services aren’t equitable

In Focus: As student mental health concerns rise, parents and social workers worry District 65 services aren’t equitable

May 31, 2019

Margaret Rothe has met with children from almost every elementary and middle school in Evanston during her 25 years as a social worker in Evanston/Skokie School District 65. By now, she’s working...

Mental Health Board chair Karin Ruetzel speaks at a Human Services Committee meeting. At Thursday’s Mental Health Board meeting, a panel of middle and elementary school social workers discussed the inequality of mental health services in Evanston.

District 65 social workers discuss inequity in mental health at board meeting

May 10, 2018

Margaret Rothe, a social worker in Evanston/Skokie District 65, said she has never seen the rate of mental health-related hospitalization among middle school students as high as it is now. This year, she...

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