DENVER — The Colorado Division of Training acquired a $1.6 million annual grant for psychological well being companies in faculties, Colorado Commissioner of Training Susana Córdova introduced Thursday.
“This grant is a crucial useful resource for our state’s college districts to assist them increase entry to the companies our college students must thrive,” Córdova mentioned.
The purpose is for this cash to assist Colorado scale back its important scarcity of psychological well being professionals in faculties and higher help kids and youths throughout the state battling their psychological well being.
The cash will give Colorado faculties the required funding to rent extra counselors and psychological well being professionals, along with retain present ones. It could additionally assist psychological well being professionals to modify careers to work in faculties. This grant contains funding for coaching graduate-level psychological well being professionals as effectively.
It is a five-year award, so the cash will final via 2029.
For anybody occupied with extra data on the grant, e-mail SBMHS@cde.state.co.us.
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