CVUSD opens wellness centers now to help students with mental health

Students in our space are getting greater than educational assist as they head again to faculty.

“I’ve truly had a couple of folks requested me to examine on you. And most of these folks have been academics. And she simply broke down in tears. You may inform at that second that she realized she wasn’t alone,” mentioned Jason Tate, CVUSD’s wellness heart specialist

Coachella Valley High School is utilizing its wellness heart to equip its students with totally different workout routines and instruments to handle their mental health.

“We consider faculty, we consider getting grades and doing effectively in school making ready for faculty. But why is it so vital to additionally spend money on these students’ mental health?” News Channel 3’s Bianca Ventura requested Tate.

Tate responded, “Because we’re not robots, proper? You know, everybody comes to faculty with a backpack, however they actually have been two backpacks. One of them is all of the emotional baggage of their life, what’s taking place at house, what’s taking place of their neighborhood.”

Tate makes use of instruments like sound bowls, aroma remedy, and respiratory workout routines at CVHS’ wellness heart.

“It actually does help to break down a few of these partitions in order that they will begin to open up and speak about what is going on on,” Tate mentioned.

And the work doesn’t cease right here. The wellness heart works with different departments to assist their students and refer them to totally different sources.

“We have substance abuse counselors, and we’ve precise therapists from latino fee, the nurse’s workplace, and campus security all play a significant function. So we truly all are coming collectively, sort of underneath one roof of this intervention crew,” Tate mentioned.

Lisette Santiago, CVUSD’s neighborhood engagement supervisor. mentioned the wellness centers have been requested on behalf of students and their households.

“But we have seven wellness centers in our school district. That’s a big impact for our students, our staff, and our community,” Santiago mentioned.

Santiago additionally shares that CVUSD has a inhabitants that’s made up of about 98 p.c latino and hispanic students.

She hopes these wellness centers will help take away the stigma for in search of mental health help.

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