In the past few years, the Alabama Legislature has allocated over $3 million for mental health services for Alabamians and its students.
“There will be a ripple effect throughout the community, in the community’s mental health and the mental health of the children in that school system,” said Kimberly Boswell, commissioner for the Alabama Department of Mental Health.
State leaders in Alabama want to reassure families that student mental health continues to be a top priority. “One of the ways to kind of address the mental health issue for kids is to try and make sure that kids are really connected to a community, to their peers, to their family,” said Boswell. In 2010, the Alabama Department of Mental Health created the school board mental health collaboration that in part provides at-risk kids with in-school therapy. The collaboration also includes youth mental health first aid.
“Identifying signs and symptoms and knowing how to help your friend because we all know that kids are more likely to talk to their peers than they are adults,” said Boswell.“You can’t ever stop a violent situation like that,” said Rep. Terri Collins. “But you can be best prepared for it.”
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