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The Pursuit of Student Mental Health: A Conversation with Robin Cogan, The Relentless School Nurse

Merrill Altberg, Host

Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN, is a nationally certified school nurse with 25 years of experience serving the Camden, NJ community. Widely known as The Relentless School Nurse, Robin is a respected leader in school health, an award-winning advocate, and a faculty member at Rutgers University. Her work as a blogger, mentor, and policy influencer has been highlighted in The Future of Nursing Report 2020–2030.

In this episode, Robin shares an honest, insightful conversation about student mental health—what today’s students are up against, how it shows up in schools, what parents can do to support their children, and suggested, compassionate strategies for school staff.


The Mental Health Association in New Jersey is a statewide non-profit organization that strives for people to achieve victory over mental illness and substance use disorders through advocacy, education, training and services. For more information visit our website ,https://www.mhanj.org/. Email our host, Merrill Altberg, MSA, Director of Communications, at maltberg@mhanj.org.