R.I. schools get $1.8M to boost mental health services

Associated Press

09/07/2021

2XLInpru-TUsMMKBW-1rC8dbnF-Federal-stimulus — THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION has been allocated $1.8 million in federal funds to to help schools respond to students' mental health needs. / AP FILE PHOTO/CAROLYN KASTER

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island's education department is getting nearly $2 million in federal funding to help schools respond to students' mental health needs, the state's congressional delegation said Tuesday. The $1.8 million for the R.I. Department of Education will go toward training school workers to detect mental health issues, boosting awareness of mental health…