Amid state workforce issues, California Alliance tackles student MH needs.

MENTAL illness prevention; SCHOOL health services; MENTAL health; LABOR supply; STUDENTS; ANXIETY; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress

The nation continues to grapple with a growing youth mental health crisis, exacerbated by not just the pandemic, but also the resulting shortage of school mental health counselors and providers and other needed resources. Students are grappling with stress, anxiety, social distancing, remote learning and behavioral challenges with returns to in‐person learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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