State Roundup: State launches program to help youth bounce back
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HELP FOR YOUTH RECOVERING FROM PANDEMIC EFFECTS: The state is entering into a multi-million dollar partnership with several private sector companies to launch a series of initiatives aimed at helping younger people and their families recover from mental health impact of the pandemic, Bryan Renbaum reports for Maryland Reporter. School closures and the cancellation of both sporting and social events have had a detrimental impact, and this has been especially true for youth that live in the state’s most underserved communities.
“Project Bounce Back” will include partnerships with state agencies and Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning, KPMG, Discourse Analytics and eCare vault, Rachel Baye reports for WYPR.
Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at a news conference in Baltimore on Thursday afternoon (Screenshot)
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The coronavirus pandemic has had a detrimental impact on the mental health of many of Maryland’s younger people with school closures and the cancellation of both sporting and social events.
This has been especially true for youth that live in the state’s most underserved communities.
To help address this problem the state is entering into a multi-million dollar partnership with several private sector companies to launch a series of initiatives aimed at helping younger people and their families recover from the pandemic, Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday.
Maryland governor announces $25M youth recovery project
May 6, 2021
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced a $25 million project on Thursday to help youths recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Project Bounce Back is a public-private partnership that includes initiatives to provide mental health services and expand youth development programs.
The Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs will expand to every county in Maryland. It will prioritize Title 1 school districts and rural communities to reach 45,000 children with youth development programs and mentorship.
The project also includes six regional mental health crisis teams through the Maryland Department of Education. Each team will include counselors, psychologists and experts to work with school systems to provide crisis and technical assistance.