{"id":449891,"date":"2025-12-16T01:37:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T01:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/449891\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T01:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T01:37:13","slug":"san-antonio-area-school-districts-to-receive-more-than-600k-in-federal-funding-for-mental-health-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/449891\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio-area school districts to receive more than $600K in federal funding for mental health services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The announcement was made in a Monday afternoon news release <\/p>\n<p>FILE &#8211; The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein, File) (Mark Schiefelbein,  Copyright 2025 Associated Press. All rights reserved)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 Several school districts in the San Antonio and surrounding areas are set to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of federal funding to enhance mental health services, according to a news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The announcement was confirmed in the release from Sen. John Cornyn\u2019s office on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The federal grant, which is worth $647,156, was awarded to Education Service Center Region 20 through the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to Cornyn\u2019s office, the program will \u201caddress the mental health crisis affecting our youth and implement evidence-backed mental health services for students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Public school districts and charter schools <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esc20.net\/apps\/pages\/region-20-districts-and-charters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">within Education Service Center Region 20 include<\/a> those in the San Antonio and Austin areas, such as San Antonio ISD, Northside ISD, Comal 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