Coverage of SPS task force on facilities final meeting
The Community Task Force on Facilities is expected to present its report to the Springfield school board as early as next week.
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The Community Task Force on Facilities is expected to present its report to the Springfield school board as early as next week.
A Be Well Bell unveiled Tuesday is a partnership between Burrell Behavioral Health and Shelter Insurance to bring attention to worker mental health.
The task force is expected to recommend next steps, which might include a bond issue that could go to voters as early as April.
The Springfield community has a suicide mortality rate that is 60% worse than the national average.
"When that event occurred, the Department of Mental Health reached out to Burrell as the designated mental health agent," Gass said.