Demand for mental health services is at an all-time high among Duval Schools students.
Full Service Schools, a local collaboration between United Way of Northeast Florida, Kids Hope Alliance, the city of Jacksonville and Duval Schools, says it processed about 1,000 referrals for mental health care during July and August — an increase of more than 50% over the same period last year.
Last month, Full Service Schools announced six local organizations that will receive a total of $5.5 million in grants to provide mental health services to Jacksonville’s students free of charge over the next four years:
- Child Guidance Center.
- Children’s Home Society
- Daniel.
- The LJD Jewish Family & Community Services.
- Step-By-Step Behavioral Health Services.
- Youth Crisis Center.
The six providers represent more than 75 therapists. All students enrolled in the district’s traditional schools are eligible for services through Full Service Schools, as are students at charter schools that have opted in to the program…