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Student urged committee to expand suicide-prevention and mental health resources in schools
Summary
A South Burlington student testified that schools need more in-school suicide-prevention and mental-health resources, citing the Vermont Department of Mental Health strategic plan and calling for practical, low-cost measures alongside investment in services.
Griffin Carrier, a senior at South Burlington High School, told a legislative committee at the State House that suicide-prevention and mental-health resources in Vermont schools are insufficient and urged stronger in-school supports.
Carrier cited a July 2024 strategic plan from the Vermont Department of Mental Health and said that, despite statewide…
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