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Peabody Promise reports larger student mental‑health caseloads as district expands in‑school clinicians
Summary
Peabody Promise and district staff reported a notable increase in counseling sessions and said the new Student Resource and Support Center at Higgins Middle now has dedicated clinicians; presenters also described Wayfinder SEL rollout and a draft bullying policy while noting a small wait list of students for standing appointments.
Peabody Promise co‑chairs and district staff told the Peabody School Committee on March 10 that the new Student Resource and Support Center (SRSC) at Higgins Middle School and partner clinicians have substantially increased the district’s in‑school mental‑health capacity.
Sarah Grenell, director of the city’s Division of Social Services and a co‑chair of the Peabody Promise team, said the SRSC recorded 123 counseling sessions in January, 12 drop‑in visits and 11 students on a waiting list at Higgins; districtwide January totals reported were 293 counseling sessions and 14 students on waiting lists (11 at Higgins and 3 at South). “We’ve had a total of a little over 1,300…
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