{"id":5496,"date":"2021-10-13T22:56:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T02:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spotlightonlevycountygovernment.com\/?p=5496"},"modified":"2021-10-20T11:47:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T15:47:51","slug":"levy-school-board-member-superintendent-say-mental-health-counseling-crisis-wont-be-solved-easily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spotlightonlevycountygovernment.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/13\/levy-school-board-member-superintendent-say-mental-health-counseling-crisis-wont-be-solved-easily\/","title":{"rendered":"Levy School Board Member, Superintendent Say Mental Health Counseling Crisis Won\u2019t be Solved Easily"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">B<em>y Terry Witt &#8211; Spotlight Senior Reporter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School Board member Brad Etheridge said Monday he believes it\u2019s time for the school board to start encouraging state lawmakers in Tallahassee to take a closer look at the mental health counseling crisis in public schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spotlightonlevycountygovernment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/School-Board-members-Paige-Brookins-and-Brad-Etheridge-listen-to-a-member-of-the-audience-speak-10-12-21.jpg\" alt=\"School Board members Paige Brookins and Brad Etheridge listen to a member of the audience speak.\" class=\"wp-image-5498\" width=\"370\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spotlightonlevycountygovernment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/School-Board-members-Paige-Brookins-and-Brad-Etheridge-listen-to-a-member-of-the-audience-speak-10-12-21.jpg 739w, https:\/\/spotlightonlevycountygovernment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/School-Board-members-Paige-Brookins-and-Brad-Etheridge-listen-to-a-member-of-the-audience-speak-10-12-21-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><figcaption><em><strong>School Board members Paige Brookins and Brad Etheridge listen to a member of the audience speak.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cI think we have a major crisis with our mental health counseling within the State of Florida and maybe the country,\u201d Etheridge said at Tuesday\u2019s school board meeting. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to be fixed overnight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Etheridge said additional funding is needed to address the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cEvery meeting this issue is coming up. We have students who need services I\u2019m afraid they\u2019re not getting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Etheridge spoke during the portion of the meeting set aside for individual school board members to speak about issues or events of importance to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After the meeting, School Superintendent Chris Cowart was asked to comment on what Etheridge said about crisis in mental health counseling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cI think statewide what you are seeing from the COVID epidemic and the kids being out, is that there are issues that have accelerated and issues that are being tracked,\u201d Cowart said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Looking back to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas murders and everything that came down from the state as a result of the incident, Cowart said there are a lot more expectations for school districts to provide more services to students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cowart compared the shortage of mental health counseling services to the shortage of teachers and law enforcement officers, saying there is also a lack of mental health clinicians and student mental health counselors in the workforce to provide those services at the school level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He said the availability of those services and service providers is more limited in smaller school districts. He said the only private provider assisting Levy County is Meridian Behavioral Healthcare. He said the problem extends to those who may need help but can\u2019t afford the services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cThat\u2019s the other issue that\u2019s driving these things,\u201d Cowart said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lack of people in the field and there\u2019s also a lack of entities to help with the crisis that\u2019s out there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cowart said Meridian is providing some mental health care clinicians to the school district and they have helped in some instances. He said in the modern era, a lot of clinicians are providing \u201ctelehealth\u201d by way of televised internet connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The superintendent was asked if students acting out is part of the problem.\u00a0 \u201cI think it has a direct correlation to where our country has gone. We\u2019re at a crossroads. How much can they put on the education system? I know that Tallahassee has put a lot of dollars towards mental health, but there\u2019s still a lot more that\u2019s going to be needed to rectify the situation. We\u2019ll take it as it comes,\u201d Cowart said.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spotlightonlevycountygovernment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Superintendent-Chris-Cowart-said-more-state-funding-is-needed-to-address-the-shortage-of-mental-health-clinicians-10-12-21jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Superintendent Chris Cowart said more state funding is needed to address the shortage of mental health clinicians and trained mental health counselors in Levy County public schools.\" class=\"wp-image-5497\" width=\"325\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spotlightonlevycountygovernment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Superintendent-Chris-Cowart-said-more-state-funding-is-needed-to-address-the-shortage-of-mental-health-clinicians-10-12-21jpg.jpg 650w, https:\/\/spotlightonlevycountygovernment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Superintendent-Chris-Cowart-said-more-state-funding-is-needed-to-address-the-shortage-of-mental-health-clinicians-10-12-21jpg-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Superintendent Chris Cowart said more state funding is needed to address the shortage of mental health clinicians and trained mental health counselors in Levy County public schools.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cowart said Levy County School District\u2019s academic counselors have morphed into a new role providing some of the basic mental health counseling services for students at the \u201clower level,\u201d such as when students act out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cThey\u2019re not clinicians (trained mental health counselors). They\u2019re not diagnosing kids, just simple counseling and helping refer students to those people essentially that will give them the services they need,\u201d Cowart said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He said the seven students sat before the school board Tuesday in expulsion hearings, but none were not there because of mental health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cToday we just had students who needed to take accountability for their actions and follow the rules,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><br>School Board of Levy County Regular Meeting October 12, 2021; Posted October 13, 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