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Category: In the News

Reducing Barriers to Systems-Level Implementation with Dr. Eklund
In this February 2025 episode of Not Your Average School Psychologist, Dr. Katie Eklund shares about her work with Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), specifically her contributions to Tier 2 interventions. Dr. Eklund also discussed how she is working to address mental health shortages in schools and bridge the research-to-practice gap.

UW-Madison’s Katie Eklund On How To Support Children Following A Crisis Event

WORT Community Radio interviewed Katie Eklund following the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in December 2024. Katie shared strategies for supporting kids after a crisis event.

K-12 Crisis Prevention in Wake of ALCS shooting
Channel 3000 interviewed Katie Eklund following the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in December 2024. Katie describes how threat assessment can be used to identify and address concerns before violence occurs. She also provides ways to support kids affected by school violence.

Student-led network helps address shortage of mental health professionals in schools
From PBS Wisconsin (January 2024), Steven Potter reports on how peer support, school staff and psychology researchers are trying to keep up with the growing rate of mental health issues among students. Katie Eklund is interviewed as part of this report.

What’s being done to help mental health among school kids?
From PBS Wisconsin (December 2023), Steven Potter reports on how peer support, school staff and psychology researchers are trying to keep up with the growing rate of mental health issues among students. Katie Eklund is interviewed as part of this report.

‘They’re more likely to receive another down the road’: MMSD does away with out of school suspensions for elementary students
WKOW.com article from September 2023 about the Madison Metropolitan School District’s (MMSD) change in the way they handle suspensions. As of October 2021, MMSD no longer uses out of school suspensions as punishment for elementary students. Katie Eklund is interviewed as part of this article.

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