California seeks to speed credentials for 10,000 direly needed school mental health counselors
LOS ANGELES — Confronted with a shortage of school mental health counselors, the state Department of Education is seeking to bring 10,000 more professionals to campuses at a time when federal public health officials are calling for action to address the nation's growing youth mental health crisis.
The counselor effort, which requires legislative approval, would aim to entice clinicians into schools
