Mental health services to expand at Middle School and Carrie Lee

The Decorah School Board was updated on expanded mental health services for the Middle School and Carrie Lee at their meeting Monday night.

Beginning in January a counselor from Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health will be available one day a week for "in building" services. Essentially the program will be one of providing space for that agency's counseling services. If a student is not already engaged with Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health, then a school counselor would facilitate that referral as appropriate. Staff have expressed a desire to see more group counseling provided for that age group, and they will pursue that issue at a later date.