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Prince Edward County schools to launch 24/7 telehealth mental‑health service Dec. 1; board to monitor pilot
Summary
The school board approved a plan to launch a telehealth partnership with vendor You Will on Dec. 1 to provide same‑day therapy, 24/7 crisis counseling and prevention tools for K–12 students; board members pressed staff on access, parental consent for younger children and whether local Fulcrum counselors will continue.
Prince Edward County Public Schools plans to launch a telehealth mental‑health pilot with the vendor You Will on Dec. 1 to give K–12 students same‑day access to licensed providers, 24/7 crisis support and prevention programming, district staff told the school board.
Miss McClure, who presented the plan to the board, described four components: UMatch (same‑day scheduling with licensed clinicians), UHelp (24‑hour crisis support that the presenter said connects students to counselors in under a minute), YouRise (wellness and prevention) and YouCollaborate (administrative dashboards).…
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