Privatization Is Not Seen as the Answer to Youth Mental Health Crisis: State Officials, Advocacy Groups

Privatization Is Not Seen as the Answer to Youth Mental Health Crisis: State Officials, Advocacy Groups
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State officials and advocacy groups in South Carolina and Michigan don’t see privatizing mental health services as an answer to the youth mental health crisis COVID-19 helped create by disrupting students’ lives.

They agree the solution is additional funding to increase salaries of school counselors and clinicians and hire new ones to replace many who left over fear of the virus—or for better-paying jobs.

Tim Callahan
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Tim Callahan is a freelance writer based in South Carolina.
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