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District staff present teletherapy pilot under mental-health grant for students and staff
Summary
The district's prevention specialist described a proposed teletherapy service (ReachOut) available 24/7 under a mental-health grant; the vendor would provide anonymous usage totals and the district would pilot the service for six months.
Rapid City Area Schools staff presented an informational plan Feb. 4 to pilot a teletherapy service, ReachOut, as part of a recently awarded mental-health grant.
Roxanne Engle, the district's prevention specialist, told the board she had been working with the district grant writer and counselors to evaluate options. Under the proposal, students could contact ReachOut's trained counselors by text, call or video 24 hours a day; the…
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