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Page Addison Town urges peer-to-peer support for students as committee reviews H817
Summary
A page testified March 13 that a peer-to-peer program would help students address substance use and mental health concerns; a committee member said the language to include older mentors was added and cited Mentor Vermont as a model.
Addison Town, a legislative page from Morsville, told a committee considering bill H817 on March 13 that establishing a peer-to-peer program would help students address substance use and related mental-health challenges.
Town said, “I believe that HJ17 will show a lot of progress in schools because I've seen firsthand how mental health affects students and how substance use really gets in the way of students’ mental health,” and argued that a peer program would let students raise issues they do not feel…
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