Bridging the gap: Co-Responder teams bring mental health support to Thompson schools

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Bridging the gap: Co-Responder teams bring mental health support to Thompson schools

As a social worker at Loveland High School, Taylor Buschy interacts with students dealing with behavioral or mental health challenges on a routine basis, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. Until recently, however, her resources were limited within the school system, making it a challenge to arrange emergency or follow-up treatments for students in crisis. “Behavior and mental health needs are the highest they’ve ever been,” she said. “There…