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Community representative urges more mental-health staffing at Manatee schools
Summary
A public commenter representing the nonprofit Stream told the board the district's ratios of counselors, social workers and psychologists to students are too high and suggested hiring staff who can focus on assessment and direct mental-health services.
Shannon Jung, speaking for the nonprofit Stream, urged the School Board of Manatee County on Feb. 28 to address youth mental-health staffing levels and assessment processes in district schools.
"We are distressed at the high ratios of student counselors social workers and psychologists to students in the Manatee County Schools," Jung told the board during…
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