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BARR model pitched to Wyoming task force as an upstream approach to K–12 mental health; implementation cost and local results discussed
Summary
The BARR Center presented the Building Assets, Reducing Risks model to the task force, citing randomized-control evidence of academic and behavioral improvements (including reduced suicide ideation/attempts at original sites). Principal Josh Omang described site-level declines in chronic absenteeism and failure rates; Barr/Governor's staff cited a baseline implementation price of roughly $80,000 per school per year for a three‑year package, and task force members requested more cost‑benefit detail.
Representatives from the Barr Center and the governor's office told the Mental Health & Vulnerable Adult Task Force on Aug. 1 that the Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) model is an upstream, system change approach that uses teacher teams, routine data and relationship-building to identify and intervene early on student needs.
Rob Metz, deputy director of the Barr Center, summarized decades of research, including randomized controlled trials, that Barr says show consistent positive effects on student engagement, teacher retention and academic outcomes. Metz told the task force that in Barr’s original school monitoring, "thoughts of suicide among both boys and girls went down significantly more when compared to the state…
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