The horrific Uvalde, Texas, shooting has shined a renewed spotlight on youth mental health and trauma care needs.

• Locally, those issues have gotten a boost of support with a new Chicago Public Schools suicide-prevention campaign, extra student and staff mental health training, and an official CPS mental health policy.

By the numbers: According to recently released CDC data, more than 1 in 3 high school students experienced poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 44% reported persistently feeling sad or hopeless in the past year.

Suicide prevention: This month, CPS launched Please Stay, an interactive campaign from Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation aimed at enhancing mental health education.

• Part of the campaign asks students to take the Please Stay Pledge, a promise to reach out for help if needed.

First-aid kits: Last fall, the Herrendorf Family Foundation launched a partnership with CPS to train staff as Teen Mental Health First Aid instructors as part of another Born This Way program.

• To date, the program has given more than 1,000 CPS students at six high schools "tools they need to support their own wellness and recognize and respond to a peer experiencing a mental health crisis," the foundation said in a statement this month.

What they're saying: In-school training is important "because parents will sometimes dismiss 'typical' adolescent behaviors as 'just being teenagers,'" Dr. Judith Allen, COO and clinical director of Communities in Schools of Chicago, tells Axios.

• "In reality, children have been having a hard time processing emotions, intrapersonal skills are lacking, and their inability to form and manage healthy social relationships is causing a larger issue in how they react to stressors."

Go deeper for tips on talking to kids about school shootings like the one this week in Uvalde.

We talked about rising traffic fatalities earlier this week, but this chart looks at them in relation to childhood gun fatalities in America.

• Kids are now dying more from firearms than from motor vehicles.

At the recent GOP gubernatorial debate, downstate candidate Darren Bailey derided Chicago as a "hellhole."

Why it matters: For starters, the comment rankles unabashed Chicago-lovers like us.

• But it could also prove a questionable strategy in a state where three-quarters of the population resides in the Chicago metro area, and almost a fourth lives in the city.

By the numbers: Chicago ranked as the 10th most popular place to move in the nation in 2021, according to a recent analysis of truck rental data by Penske. It's the first year our hellhole has cracked the top 10 since 2015.

• And last fall, Chicago was voted best big city by readers of Condé Nast Traveler for the fifth year in a row.

Violence view: We do have way too much. But when it comes to per capita murder and gun homicides, Chicago doesn't even make the top 10.

• Instead, our city ranks 26th in the category.

💭 Monica's thought bubble: As a professional gadfly, I get the need to push for improvements. But after 50 years here, I'm still proud to call this hole my home.

💭 Justin's thought bubble: Could you imagine if a Chicago Democrat called downstate a hellhole? Maybe Bailey is just a "Spinal Tap" fan.

Share this with another unabashed Chicago-lover.

🎲 The Bally's casino plan passed through City Council by a 41–7 vote. Now all it needs is approval from the state gaming board before starting construction. (Sun-Times)

🌃 The council also passed the expansion of the juvenile curfew. The new, permanent curfew will be 10pm and will include 17-year-olds. (Block Club)

Chicago's "Walking Man" was set on fire Wednesday night. This is the second time the iconic Chicago character has been brutally attacked in the last six years. (Tribune)

Quote of the day:

“There are more people who are shot every weekend in Chicago than there are in schools in Texas.”

Yes, but: Gov. J.B. Pritzker shot back.

Last week, we shared our favorite egg rolls for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. But it's also Jewish American Heritage Month, so let's roll out the bagels.

Justin's nosh: So many great choices, but I'll take the trip to Skokie any day for the fare at Kaufman's Bagel & Delicatessen.

• Established in 1960, the bakery has been cranking out dense, chewy, flavorful bagels ($1.10) that are the closest thing to New York bagels in our area.
• This Jewish deli also specializes in whitefish, salmon and Eastern European breads.
• And it's got a pretty cool name.

Monica's nosh: Chicago is enjoying a craft bagel renaissance, as I (and my gut) learned while researching them last year.

• The one that surprised me most was the crisp, chewy, flavorful number from Taste of New York Bagels & Deli in Wrigleyville.
• The owners claim to use NYC water for the dough, but whatever the secret, these $1.50 treats are freakishly good.

📫 Tell us where you get your favorite bagels by replying to this email, and we'll share the list next week.

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Last week, we asked about where you like to shop for your secondhand duds.

👗 Arianna V.: "I love all of the Village Discount stores. Not only do they have great prices, but you can get lost in there for at least an hour because of the mass amount of items out on the floor."

🛋️ Lou C.: "The Brown Elephant stores, which benefit Howard Brown Health, are required stops. They have some amazing furniture — our living room couch is a Crate & Barrel sectional I found at the Andersonville store."

👶🏻 Karen M.: "Our first stop for children's clothes each season is Gabriel’s Closet in Park Ridge. They have a great selection of premium kids’ brands."

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