Martha Marx

SENATOR MARX WELCOMES $1.073 MILLION IN SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST SUPPORT IN DISTRICT IN NEXT THREE YEARS

Today, State Senator Martha Marx (D-New London) welcomed the state’s announcement this week that $1.073 million in state support will be released to schools in the 20th Senate District to support the hiring and retention of school mental health specialists for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 school years. These grants were spurred by the passage of key legislation passed in 2022 by Senate Democrats, supporting youth mental health amid increasing reports of challenges students face today.

“Bolstering the resources we can offer to students in need, who may be experiencing crisis, is a vital step forward in protecting youth mental health,” said Sen. Marx. “I’m proud that important professionals will be able to work within local school systems and bring aid to youth, meeting them where they are.”

“Every child deserves essential support for behavioral health services, and through the release of these grants we are able to assist more school districts in hiring mental health workers,” Governor Ned Lamont said. “Making these resources available in schools is a way we can easily and directly connect children and teens with the support they require.”

The following school systems will receive mental health support funds for the 2024 through 2026 school years, with the values representing the total amounts provided in that time:

Bozrah Public Schools, $220,279.50; East Lyme Public Schools, $324,000; Interdistrict School for Arts and Community District, $297,909.90; Montville Public Schools, $230,709.60.