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Jackson County schools tout strong in-school mental health services, seek funds to sustain Project AWARE positions
Summary
Jackson County Public Schools told the board it runs a six-clinician school-based mental health team with a 96% success rate for referred students but needs new funding sources to replace two positions tied to the ending Project AWARE grant; district also presented an updated MOA with provider HEIGHTS.
Megan Cruz, the district’s school mental health lead, told the Jackson County Board of Education in November that the district runs a team of school-based clinicians and is recognized statewide for its Project AWARE work, but faces sustainability questions as federal Project AWARE funding ends.
Cruz said Jackson County Public Schools (JCPS) maintains a high access model: “we have a 96% success rate of students who are referred to our JCPS mental health services who receive those services,” and that the district’s referral rate to outside community providers is about 62 percent. She told the board the district…
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