BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that it is awarding $5,540,875 in grants to 60 school districts, educational collaboratives and charter schools across Massachusetts to improve student access to behavioral and mental health services and support. This funding can be used to create or expand comprehensive, integrated systems of student support and aims, through collaboration with families and educators, to build strong local school partnerships with community-based mental health agencies and/or providers.
In addition, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) will be providing related professional development for school district staff.
The North Shore grant recipients are:
- Chelsea Public Schools: $100,000
- Danvers Public Schools: $100,000
- Everett Public Schools: $99,660
- Gloucester Public Schools: $100,000
- Haverhill Public Schools: $100,000
- Methuen Public Schools: $100,000
- Salem Public Schools: $100,000
- Salem Academy Charter: $99,260
- Winthrop Public Schools: $50,000
