How School Safety Policies Affect Student Well-Being
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Author(s)
Zoabe Hafeez
Nonresident Fellow
Heidi Russell
Director, Center for Health Policy, L.E. and Virginia Simmons Senior Fellow in Health Policy, Huffington Fellow in Child Health PolicyAbout the Episode
Heidi Russell speaks with Zoabe Hafeez about the broad scope of physical safety in schools, ranging from violence prevention to environmental health. The conversation explores how policy can balance campus security with students’ emotional and mental well-being
This conversation was recorded on March 23, 2026.
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Mentioned in this episode:
- Peter Gray
- Jonathan Haidt, “The Anxious Generation.”
- Lenore Skenazy, Let It Grow Play Club
- The Journal of Pediatrics
- Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
About ‘Child Health Advocacy + Policy’
Clear, expert-informed conversations on child health and the policies that shape children’s lives, hosted by Heidi Russell, director of the Baker Institute Center for Health Policy.
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