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Committee flags mental‑health gaps and rising vaping; calls for more staff training and data
Summary
Committee members said data show increases in vaping and identified gaps in trauma‑informed services and staff training, and they listed behavioral monitoring and community partnerships among priorities.
Members said early work identified specific priorities: stronger trauma‑informed data on mental‑health services, additional staff training to respond to internal and external safety threats, better tools to monitor and report changes in student behavior, and improving family and community collaboration.
"We needed additional trauma informed data on mental health services in Calvert County," the Chair said, and added that the committee saw some encouraging declines in other problem areas while tobacco and vaping incidents increased. Members emphasized that any recommendations would be tied to fiscal realities and prioritization.
Committee members noted that some increases in vaping may reflect improved reporting and monitoring rather than only new incidents, and they asked subcommittees to include clear metrics in the forthcoming data‑assessment templates.
