Response to Marin County Civil Grand Jury Report: Reading, Writing, and Therapy: Mental*

and cultural factors that lie outside the Jury's report are accurate. schools, but affect the ability of students to learn and schools to teach. This is a complex problem that the community must help address. Strategy 6 of the Marin County Suicide Agree, assuming the factual statements set forth in the Grand

Prevention Strategic Plan, which includes a Jury's report are accurate. promise of support by the county and designates the Marin Schools Wellness Collaborative with responsibility for leading its implementation, presents an especially appropriate opportunity for addressing mental health needs. To help provide therapeutic counselors at Agree, assuming the factual statements set forth in the Grand

affordable costs, most districts need Jury's report are accurate. assistance from licensed therapists who have the time and skills to recruit, train, and supervise interns from local graduate school programs. Most districts need staffing help to identify, Agree, assuming the factual statements set forth in the Grand

Jury's report are accurate. arrange, and maintain relationships with community mental health resources. The Grand Jury recognizes that the Agree, assuming the factual statements set forth in the Grand

COVID-19 pandemic has severely strained Jury's report are accurate. resources at all levels of government. However, the mental health concerns for students will remain. It is appropriate to expand teacher and staff training and parent education even while funding is sought for more costly programs.