A study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services indicated that youth young people are more likely to access mental health services in schools than anywhere else. Schools provide a natural setting in which students can receive needed supports and services and where families are comfortable and trusting in accessing these services.
Hannah Schlotterbeck, a Sweetser School-based Clinician who is based in two schools in Brunswick and Harpswell, was our guest on this past week’s Mental Health Moment on WMTW Channel 8 to discuss the importance of our school-based program.