The Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act aims to increase access to school-based mental health services providers at high-need schools.
The Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act seeks to address the mental health needs of students by increasing access to school-based mental health services providers at high-need schools. The bill authorizes grants to states, which will then award subgrants to local educational agencies to recruit and retain school-based mental health services providers. These providers include school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, and other qualified mental health professionals.
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