Burbank School’s Mental Health Plan Gets A Check-Up: ‘We’re On The Right Path’
John Burroughs High School is training teachers and implementing actions to help students cope with anxiety and stress.
Los Angeles Times:
One Year Into Mental Health Plan, Burbank School Officials Gauge Progress
Students’ mental health, anxiety — and the drugs they take to cope — were up for discussion during a Burbank school board study session Thursday, nearly one year after the board established a mental health and wellness plan. Since the plan was approved last April, Burbank officials have opened a mental health and wellness office at John Burroughs High School, trained teachers in suicide prevention and hired John Costanzo to serve as a mental health and wellness coordinator to oversee districtwide efforts. (Corrigan, 3/31)
In other news from across the state —
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Santa Rosa March For Health Hails Trump Failure To Repeal Obamacare
The GOP-led attempt to roll back the Affordable Care Act became fodder for fiery speeches and chants by political demonstrators Saturday in Santa Rosa, where a downtown rally and march drew up to 250 people. Speakers on the steps of Santa Rosa City Hall called for protection of undocumented residents and support for the mentally ill, in-home care workers, community health centers and a single-payer health care system, sprinkled with appreciation for President Donald Trump’s failure two weeks ago to repeal former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. (Kovner, 4/1)
Ventura County Star:
Ventura County Health Agency Announces New Hire
Matthew Sandoval will serve as second-in-command for the 2,700-employee Ventura County Health Care Agency. Johnson K. Gill, director of the agency that leads departments ranging from animal services to a hospital and clinic system, said Sandoval was hired as chief deputy director. He starts his duties Monday with the agency, the county's largest division. (Kisken, 4/1)
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Sonoma County’s 7th Grade CPR Education Program Saves 3 Lives
In the six years since Save Lives Sonoma started bringing hands-only CPR education to Sonoma County seventh-graders, three students have used that knowledge to keep people alive. The latest instance came a month ago when Petaluma Junior High School eighth-grader Lucy Decker was in Oakland for a Bay Area crew regatta and a spectator collapsed. A crowd formed around the man, and one of the bystanders attempted CPR. Decker, 13, stepped in to assist. (Warren, 3/31)