The program is a collaboration between the California Department of Health Care Services and a nonprofit called The Children’s Partnership. It’s funding peer-to-peer counseling at eight high schools in California, including three in the Bay Area.
Oakland Tech, Antioch High and El Cerrito High all received funding.
According to a first-year report from the nonprofit, nearly 1,000 students have participated. Ninety-six percent of them reported feeling better after talking to a peer mentor…