mental health day

Now, on World Mental Health Day, Scott has spoken publicly about his wife's death for the first time.

But she added, “as a mom, I feel like it’s OK to have a mental health day, to say, ‘I hear you and I listen.

Many parents recognize increasing mental health concerns among children, reflected by the 19% who say they're open to allowing a child to take a mental health day.

In balancing their decisions about allowing their child a mental health day, parents may think about the purpose of the day away from school, she says.

One in five parents also consider if their child needs a mental health day, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S.