LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada State College will receive $67,131 from the Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Program, announced U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.).
This program funds collaborations between higher education institutions and local schools to train mental health professionals, such as school counselors and psychologists, to deliver school-based mental health services, primarily to low-income children in public elementary and secondary schools.
According to a release, Cortez Masto played a key role in including these funds in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law this year. The grant will help address the shortage of mental health professionals in Nevada schools.
Cortez Masto previously gained financing for mental health services in schools and help for kids recovering from drug use disorder and mental health difficulties in the Senate.
The FY 23 omnibus bill also includes $1,337,000 for a Nevada State College training facility for students pursuing careers as school psychologists.
