Ventura County Grand Jury report says campus wellness centers, and adding more mental health professionals will help.
A new Ventura County Grand
Jury report says the county’s schools need to do more to address the mental
health concerns of students.
The report cites
statistics from a study showing that one in six middle and high school students
in Ventura County at one point contemplated suicide.
High schools in Oxnard and
the Conejo Valley have been running pilot wellness centers for students. The report
says the programs are making an impact, and should be expanded to all high
schools in the county by June of 2024.
The Grand Jury notes there
are 72 mental health professionals working on the county’s 190 public school
campuses. It says that number is low, and more are needed. It also says that
the Ventura County Office of Education, and school districts need to do more to
get available Med-Cal dollars for school based mental health services.
KCLU
Lance Orozco
June 21, 2022
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