Mich. schools address rising mental health concerns with new strategies. Among them: dogs – Detroit News

Brighton — A white puppy sleeping away the morning inside a Brighton High School classroom drew teenagers on all sides like a magnet.
The 30 students in Kelly Armstrong’s class were discussing Christopher McCandless, the protagonist of “Into the Wild,” and why he would leave his home for a fateful journey into the depths of the Alaskan wilderness.

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