Mental Health Issues and schools across the state are making sure to make mental and behavioral health a priority right now. like NC PAL. Over the next few months, staff will be trained to help students who may need it. “We are seeing up to 45-50% more children struggling with significant depression now than before the pandemic,” said Charlene Wong, assistant secretary for children and families at the Department of Health and Human Services. of North Carolina. The number of school-aged children with mental health disorders continues to rise. “So in North Carolina, like most of the country, we estimate that half to three-quarters of children with mental health issues aren’t getting treatment,” Wong said. “And that’s partly because we don’t have enough providers who specialize in mental health support for children.” Line. It will be free thanks to NC DHHS. The new tool will give staff the support they need to help the children they work with every day. “So, for example, if you have a primary school with a lot of anxious children and the teacher notices that they are not paying attention in class, that school could work with an expert in child psychiatry who could give the school recommendations and guidance on things they can do in the classroom and support the students at this school,” Wong said. The program was launched in close partnership with the Department of Public Instruction to meet the needs of students across the region and the children we are currently seeing struggling with mental health issues is one of the reasons why child and family well-being and behavioral health are top priorities,” Wong said. “And this program is a great example of how we work hard to provide support for children in their communities where they already are, like schools.” Participating res has begun and will continue over the next few months. Winston- Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Guilford County Schools, and Davie County Schools are all on the list of participating districts. Here is a complete list of participating school districts statewide: Mecklenburg Schools Chatham County Schools Craven County Schools Davie County Schools Durham Public Schools Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools Gates County Schools Graham County Schools GreeneGuilford County SchoolsHyde County SchoolsJohnston County Public SchoolsJones County SchoolsKannapolis City SchoolsLexington City SchoolsMartin County SchoolsNash Co Unty Public SchoolsNewton-Conover City SchoolsOrange County SchoolsPerquimans County SchoolsRichmond County SchoolsScotland County SchoolsStanly County SchoolsSurry County SchoolsWatauga County SchoolsWeldon City SchoolsWinston-Salem Forsyth County SchoolsYadkin County SchoolsBrevard AcademyCarolina Charter AcademyClover GardenGirls Leadership Academy of WilmingtonLake Lure Classical AcademyMINA Charter SchoolOxford PreparatoryShining Rock Classical Academy: CFAWilson Preparatory Academy: CFA Academy
Mental Health Issues and schools across the state are working to make mental and behavioral health a priority right now.
School staff across North Carolina will receive mental and behavioral health training and consultation through the North Carolina Psychiatry Access Line, also known as NC PAL.
Over the next few months, staff will be trained to help students who may need it.
“We are seeing up to 45-50% more children struggling with significant depression now than before the pandemic,” said Charlene Wong, assistant secretary for children and families at the Department of Health and Human Services. of North Carolina.
The number of school-aged children with mental health issues continues to rise.
“So in North Carolina, like most of the country, we estimate that between half and three-quarters of children with mental health issues don’t receive treatment,” Wong said. “And that’s partly because we don’t have enough providers who specialize in mental health support for children.”
That’s part of the reason 130 North Carolina public schools receive mental and behavioral health training and counseling through the North Carolina Psychiatry Access Line. It will be free thanks to NC DHHS.
The new tool will give staff the support they need to help the children they work with every day.
“So, for example, if you have a primary school with a lot of anxious children and the teacher notices that they are not paying attention in class, that school could work with an expert in child psychiatry who could give the school recommendations and advice on things they can do in the classroom and support the students at this school,” Wong said.
The program was launched in close collaboration with the Ministry of Public Instruction to meet the needs of students throughout the region.
“The number of children we are currently seeing struggling with mental health issues is one of the reasons why child and family well-being and behavioral health are such top priorities,” said Wong. “And this program is a great example of how we work hard to provide support for children in their communities where they already are, like schools.”
Onboarding of participating school districts has begun and will continue over the next few months.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Guilford County Schools and Davie County Schools are all on the list of participating districts.
Here is a complete list of participating school districts statewide:
Anson County Schools
Ashe County Schools
Avery County Schools
Bertie County Schools
Bladen County Schools
Brunswick County Schools
Cabarrus County Schools
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Chatham County Schools
Craven County Schools
Davie County Schools
Durham Public Schools
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
Gates County Schools
Graham County Schools
Greene County Schools
Guilford County Schools
Hyde County Schools
Johnston County Public Schools
Jones County Schools
Kannapolis City Schools
Lexington City Schools
Martin County Schools
Nash County Public Schools
Newton-Conover City Schools
Orange County Schools
Perquimans County Schools
Richmond County Schools
Scotland County Schools
Stanly County Schools
Surry County Schools
Watauga County Schools
Weldon Town Schools
Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools
Yadkin County Schools
Brevard Academy
Carolina Charter Academy
clover garden
Wilmington Girls’ Leadership Academy
Classical Academy of Lake Lure
MINA Charter School
Oxford Preparatory
Shining Rock Classical Academy: CFA
Wilson Preparatory Academy
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