Google and Selena Gomez partner to fund teen mental health [Video]

The unprecedented mental health crisis for children in the United States often surfaces where they spend much of their days: school. With that in mind, Google’s philanthropic arm is directly financing high school well-being projects on a classroom crowdfunding platform.Google.org, on Monday, funded all mental health-related listings on DonorsChoose, an online charity where members help purchase supplies requested by public school teachers. With $10 million in new gifts and the help of actress Selena Gomez, the Silicon Valley giant hopes to center mindfulness as an educational goal at the start of the academic calendar.Video above: Selena Gomez’s dating historyDistricts have turned to teachers for psychological help after the coronavirus pandemic brought alarming levels of childhood depression, anxiety and fights. But experts say that increased attention has not translated to more philanthropic money overall toward mental health.Google.org committed earlier this year to back nonprofits that support kids’ mental health and online …