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Podcast: WRAL Daily Download
Episode: Wake County schools hope to expand therapy resources despite losing federal grant
Description: Wake County school leaders hope to expand student access to therapy to all campuses by the end of the upcoming school year, desptite the district losing most of a $14.1 million federal grant to do so earlier this year.
According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention 40% of US high school students in 2023 reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year and 20% reported seriously considering attempting suicide in the past year.
More than half of U.S. adolescents reported discussing their mental and emotional health with a health care professional.
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