Due to the mental toll of the pandemic and other events, Dallas School’s Department of Mental Health Services has made the case for additional licensed mental health professionals on campuses across the district.
“Right now, we have some clinicians that are juggling three or four schools,” said Brown. “So that doesn’t give them the opportunity to be at that campus on a consistent basis to dig deep with the students.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 in 3 high school students had experienced persistent feelings of sadness in 2019. That was a 40% increase since 2009. The CDC also says in 2021, more than a third of high school students reported experiencing poor mental health during the pandemic. 44% reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless.“It’s going to feel like the student body is heard and we will feel protected and comfortable coming to school knowing that there will be someone to talk to. Whether it’s at home or school, there will be someone to talk to,” she said.
If the additional personnel are approved, DISD Department of Mental Health Services would begin the hiring process and aim to have all clinicians on staff by the start of next academic year.
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