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District mental-health staff report high needs, reduced screening and request restoration of counselors
Summary
District mental‑health staff reported that about 25% of secondary students and about 26% of elementary students show symptoms of anxiety or depression, that staff reductions have limited screening and services, and that the team proposed a sustainable staffing model requiring more FTE to restore screening and direct counseling capacity.
District mental-health leaders told the Bellevue School District board that screening data and staffing cuts are creating gaps in services and limiting the district’s ability to identify and support students in crisis.
Presenters described preliminary results from BIMAS-2 and other screeners showing roughly 25 percent of secondary students and around 26 percent of elementary students self-report symptoms consistent with anxiety or depression. District presenters…
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