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Therapists, resident urge Garrard County school board to allow more than one in‑school mental‑health provider
Summary
At a Garrard County Board of Education meeting, Shelby Crisp, a CKCA mental‑health therapist, and a resident urged the board to reverse a policy that allows only one provider to deliver in‑school therapy, citing long wait lists and continuity-of-care concerns; the board said it will refer the matter to committee.
Shelby Crisp, a mental‑health therapist who identified herself as working in the community for six years at CKCA, told the Garrard County Board of Education she was asking the board to “reconsider the decision of allowing only 1 provider to treat our kids at school.” She said the policy risks breaking long‑term therapeutic relationships and leaves students on long wait…
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