The Montgomery County Council approved $2 million for school wellness centers and $3 million for mental health programming and $3 million for youth development programs.
The centers offer medical care, mental health and social services to students and their families. Each center also focuses on positive youth development, a county initiative that aims to curb violence and gang activity and support families that may have been exposed to complex trauma.Identity Executive Director Diego Uriburu said in an interview that there are tremendous mental health needs everywhere.
“These efforts are not just to help young people heal; it also has other benefits,” he said. Citing the increase in fighting and bullying that has been reported in schools, Uriburu said that having the system make a more robust effort on mental health could help with those issues, he said.Navarro spearheaded the funding effort. It was supported by the Montgomery County Board of Education and Superintendent Monifa B.
McKnight has pledged to direct additional resources toward mental health services in schools. In a letter to parents and other community memberss were working on other initiatives including hiring and placing more social workers in high schools and exploring ways to add counselors and psychologists.
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