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MCPS expands visible mental-health support in secondary schools
MCPS is putting crisis-support information in every secondary classroom and hallway, adding school-specific help email addresses and teaching students how to ask for support. Families can talk with children about a trusted adult at school.
What families can doTalk with your child about a trusted adult at school and where they would turn if they or a friend needed support. The superintendent says children do not have to wait for a crisis to ask for help.
The facts
- MCPS says posters with crisis-support information will appear in every secondary classroom and hallway, alongside take-away cards and stickers.
- Staff buttons will identify trusted adults, and school-specific email addresses will connect students with support in their own buildings.
- Classroom lessons will address mental health, supporting peers, and how to ask for help.
- For an immediate mental-health, suicide or substance-use crisis, students and families can call or text 988 or use the online 988 chat.
What to watch
Watch for the next official district record or board update.
What we checked
- Official district noticeOpen source
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