As the world changes, there becomes a growing need to plan out how to best equip children growing up in it to deal with these changes.
Unfortunately, it can be difficult to recognize that need when culture moves so quickly that even we're having a hard time understanding what direction it's going in.
Yet, the longer we let emerging problems lie, the more likely we are to see extreme consequences unfold during the time we spend playing catch up.
And it seems that some state boards of education are recognizing how early certain aspects of life can impact students' mental health. And this is what they're doing about it.