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'School Districts Are Really Trying': $3.5M Awarded to UB to Address Mental Health Issues in Rural Areas

Source
WKBW
Link
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Date
Jan 8, 2025
Summary
Describes a newly funded project to increase the number of mental health professionals in rural New York schools by training social work graduate students in rural schools. Notes that rural students have higher rates of depression and isolation than urban students and less access to mental healthcare.
Tagged as
Access · Behavioral health workforce · Mental health · Schools · New York