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Advocates seek 'Whole Child' grant program to hire counselors, nurses and social workers
Summary
Education and mental‑health groups urged the legislature to create a multi‑year Whole Child grant that would help districts hire counselors, nurses, social workers and psychologists and fund trauma‑informed, culturally responsive practices to address rising student needs.
A coalition of educators’ unions, school counselors and child‑mental‑health advocates urged the Joint Committee on Education to create a Whole Child grant program that would provide multi‑year per‑pupil funds to districts to hire counselors, school psychologists, nurses and other support staff and to implement trauma‑sensitive, culturally responsive practices.
Presenters described rising social, emotional and behavioral needs…
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