Social workers, school psychologists and counselors currently juggle other priorities like special needs students and college planning. Author: Nelson Garcia Updated: 6:20 PM MST January 25, 2021
DENVER Though Paola Gascot graduated from a charter high school in Denver last year, the DSST: Byars graduate is part of a student group pushing to have mental health counselors placed in every Denver Public School (DPS) building. If they had that, then there would probably be less suicidal rates and students would probably be able to focus more in school, Gascot said.
Gascot said mental health counselors are needed because some cultures don t think mental health is a serious issue.
Before leaving town, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced the appointment of 67 members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees. A complete list of committee members are available at fas.usda.gov/atacs and includes a who’s who of influential voices from commodity groups to agribusinesses.
The Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee is comprised of senior representatives from across the U.S. agricultural community who provide advice to USDA and USTR on trade policy matters including the operation of existing trade agreements and the negotiation of new agreements. Members of the six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees provide technical advice and guidance from the perspective of their specific product sectors. This group of appointed advisors will serve until 2025.