Corvallis hires therapists to weave mental health with education
(World News Science)

Jaclyn Branske, one of the licensed therapists Corvallis School District has placed in its elementary schools, checks in with a student in the Mountain View Elementary hallway. She said her work can be more proactive now than when she worked for an agency that placed her in a school. (Photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA) The Corvallis School District has decided it`s not enough to provide access to mental health therapists - the therapists need to be part of the schools, starting this year. Student survey data told school leaders that mental health was a barrier to graduation and that an increasing number of students had mental health issues, according to Superintendent Ryan Noss. Districts across...