School safety, bullying, school violence, youth violence prevention,clasroom behavior, and children's mental health are major problems for parents and teachers everywhere. But when we talk about making schools safer, are we paying enough attention to how children actually experience their school environment?

In this episode of Health Savvy You, Navjot Buttar talks with Jenny Caruso about student mattering and its connection to school safety, bullying prevention, student well-being, and youth violence prevention. What does it mean for a child to feel that they matter at school? And could something as simple as feeling seen and valued change the way a child experiences school?

We often notice the child who is getting the best grades, the child who is winning on the spo ...