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KPCC Airs Segment About LAUSD Student Mental Health Resources

Staff in LAUSD’s Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services Unit, like Patrick McCauley, are taking shifts answering calls to the district’s mental health hotline. He does his in his garage. (Courtesy of Patrick McCauley)

Social Workers! This morning, KPCC ran a news story, ‘How Can I Help You?’ Schools Try To Reach Students Struggling With Mental Health During Coronavirus by Carla Javier. As part of the audio news story, Javier interviewed our Director of Membership, Jolene Hui, about access to mental health resources in LAUSD amid school closures and the COVID-19 pandemic!

You can hear the audio story here:
https://omny.fm/shows/news-reports/schools-try-to-reach-students-struggling-with-ment

To read the full article over at LAist.com:
https://laist.com/2020/05/13/school_mental_health_hotline_coronavirus.php

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