Education leaders are starting to carry on from COVID-related precaution, and are rather concentrating on managing mental health and violence on campus, according to a new report from Rave Mobile Security.

Raves report, 2022 Crisis Communication and Safety in Education Survey, surveyed more than 400 K-12 employees and more than 380 higher education staffers.

The previous 2 years of COVID-19 limitations have been a tough time for students, staff, faculty and parents/guardians. Campus leaders are worried about how the remaining results of the pandemic will affect school neighborhoods moving forward, especially if the best resources and precaution are not put in place.

Secret findings consist of:

K-12 Schools

According to the study, 2 of the leading three safety concerns for participants are student (61%) and faculty/staff (52%) psychological health. Anxiety around possible circumstances including an active foe saw a significant increase (+14%), as did cyberbullying (+12%).

Student mental health is the top safety concern for the 2022-2023 academic year for K-12 respondents (61%) and the second-highest concern for college participants (59%).
Faculty and staff psychological health is the third-highest security concern for respondents from both K-12 schools (52%) and higher education institutions (44%).
Issues about active opponents on campus increased dramatically year-over-year for both K-12 participants (+14%) and college respondents (+15%).
K-12 survey respondents also shared increased concern about cyberbullying compared to 2021 (+12%), while greater education administrators expressed increased stress and anxiety regarding crime (+20%) and extreme weather events (+19%).
To resolve these issues, participants on both the K-12 (43%) and greater education (39%) fronts are investing more greatly in psychological health resources.
For crisis interactions, K-12 participants suggested room for enhancement in reaching personnel (23%), and trainees and parents/guardians (26%), while college respondents had less concern in reaching personnel (16%), and students and parents/guardians (15%).

The pandemic brought on periods of isolation and stress to trainees all over, bringing mental health issues to the leading edge of difficulties for K-12 schools. According to the study, 2 of the leading three safety concerns for respondents are trainee (61%) and faculty/staff (52%) mental health. Anxiety around possible circumstances involving an active opponent saw a significant increase (+14%), as did cyberbullying (+12%).

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