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Spokane County program screened 1,200 students; 10% received referrals, presenters say
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Staff presented a high-level overview of the Initiative for Student Wellness, saying the program served eight schools, screened about 1,200 students with 1,000 completing the screener, and referred roughly 10% to community or higher-level care.
Katie (staff member) presented a high-level summary of the Initiative for Student Wellness to the Spokane County Behavioral Health Advisory Board on a virtual meeting, saying the program served eight schools in 2024–25 and screened about 1,200 students, of whom roughly 1,000 completed the full screener.
"We had a goal of screening a thousand students and we were actually able to get 1,200," Katie said. She added that about 10% of screened students received some form of referral, "whether that's community services of some kind or treatment at a higher level of care." Katie said participation rates for the ISW screener equaled or exceeded the Healthy Youth Survey among participating schools.
The nut graf: the program's organizers told the advisory board the screenings are identifying unmet…
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