New school year puts focus on spotting kids’ mental health changes, experts say

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by Meghan Mongillo & Kevin Delaney, WKRCMon, August 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM

Updated Mon, August 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM

Getting back into a school schedule can take time, and it also creates more opportunities for adults in a child’s life to notice shifts in mood, habits, or functioning. Dr. Tracy Cummings, chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at the Lindner Center of Hope, said input from multiple people can help parents better understand what may be going on.

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