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Posts by Ilana Sherman, MPH

About the Author

Ilana joined Erika’s Lighthouse in September 2019 as Director of Education. She has a Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Ilana brings with her over 15 years of non-profit health education programming experience ranging from Outreach Coordinator to Director of Education. Ilana is excited to be part of Erika’s Lighthouse to help further the mission and empower preteens, teens, their caregivers and educators to learn and talk openly about adolescent depression.

A female educator sitting in a circle with middle and high school students in a well-lit classroom, leading a collaborative mental health awareness and help-seeking discussion.

How Erika's Lighthouse Programs Fulfill State Suicide Prevention Mandates and ESSA Tier 2 Requirements

School administrators, district leaders, and student services professionals face a complex regulatory landscape. Across the country, state legislatures have passed laws...

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Students Are Ready for the Conversation: What Educators Are Seeing in Schools Today

Students may be more ready to talk about mental health than many adults realize. That was one of the strongest themes to emerge during a recent Erika's Lighthouse webinar...

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