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Board hears update on district mental health services, wellness centers and parenting pilot
Summary
District staff reported that a new elementary counseling provider has seen 90 students across seven sites, Spanish-speaking clinicians are now available, two junior-high wellness centers are being set up, and a parenting workshop pilot drew small but growing participation.
Claire Payne, coordinator of student and staff services for the South District Division, told the board at the meeting that the district has expanded and formalized several mental health supports for students, including a new elementary counseling provider, site-based groups and plans for two junior-high wellness centers.
Payne said the district has contracted with Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) this year (the district previously used CHAC/CHACC) and that ACS clinicians have provided one-to-one counseling to 90 students across seven elementary sites. "This is one of my favorite topics, mental health," Payne said. "To date, we have seen 90 students across our seven elementary sites for one-to-one counseling." She added that three schools currently have active groups and several more are forming groups.
The update highlighted several…
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