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Candidates warn of student mental health crisis and call for more school counselors
Summary
At the forum several candidates raised student mental health as a pressing crisis, saying schools lack social workers and counseling capacity and that some families struggle to get external support from DCF.
Multiple candidates at the Malden School Committee forum described student mental health as a growing crisis and said the district lacks sufficient counseling and social-work staff to meet demand.
"Honestly, hands down for me, the top issue would be the mental health crisis that we have going on with our students," said candidate Nicole Masalom, who described frequent school fights and difficulty…
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