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District shows sharp use of wellness center and declines in student substance-use indicators
Summary
Counselors described the district wellness center and Tobacco-use Prevention (2P) program: counselors reported 1,654 individual sessions (to May 5), 2,605 wellness visits, and small decreases in student substance use (1.6% drop in marijuana, 1.2% drop in vaping, 5.3% drop in alcohol) since 2022 in survey data presented.
District counselors detailed the Redondo Beach Unified school wellness center model and the Tobacco-use Prevention (2P) program at the May 13 board meeting, reporting high utilization and measurable reductions on student substance-use indicators.
Rachel Andrews (RUHS counselor) and Kelly Gu (TP counselor) described a tiered counseling model offering universal lessons, group supports, brief intervention and individual therapy.…
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