“I have a student who needs additional support because of social, emotional, and behavioral functioning challenges," says a local parent, Lexi Hagedorn. "So when there aren't enough people to do that, that can negatively impact them."

A statewide effort to expand access to care for students’ behavioral health and wellness is reaching a major milestone at local schools.

"The state of California has invested about $5 billion in this sort of re-imagination and transformation and really thinking about how do we better support students and families,” says Melanie Crawford, director of the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education.

Crawford says that the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) has been at work in schools for about five years now, but this year, new aspects ha

See Full Page