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PAUSD reports rising wellness-center use, persistent belonging gaps for gender-diverse students
Summary
Director Dawn Yoshinaga told the board wellness centers recorded more than 12,000 visits this year, formal therapy referrals now serve about 6% of the district (nearly 9% at elementary), and listening sessions show gains overall but persistent belonging gaps for gender-diverse and other student groups.
Dawn Yoshinaga, PAUSD director of mental health and wellness, presented the district’s annual mental-health update to the board, highlighting increased site-based mental-health use and areas needing targeted support.
Yoshinaga said the district’s wellness centers recorded more than 12,000 visits across secondary sites this year, that the district’s clinical team now includes 39 therapists (17 licensed clinicians and 22 associates), and that formal therapy…
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