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Prichard Committee to study the impact of mental health supports on education in 2021

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Throughout our Coping with COVID survey work in 2020 and 2021, and from hearing first-hand accounts of mental health struggles from friends and family, it is clear that education entities and non-profits such as the Prichard Committee need to do much work in this space. We need to be asking hard questions about having high-quality mental health supports in our K-12 schools, colleges and universities, so that all students, families and educators can find the support they need when they need it most. Watch for more work in this area from us in 2021 and beyond.

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Jessica Fletcher joined the staff of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence in January 2020. She comes to Prichard with more than 17 years experience working in communications, journalism and education advocacy. She has covered local school boards as a journalist in London, Ky. and Winchester, Ky., and communicated about the importance of education to Kentucky's workforce and economy as the Communications Director at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. She also served as the Executive Director of Communications at the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet and as the Chief Communications Officer for the Kentucky Department of Education. A lifelong Kentuckian, she is a graduate of Rockcastle County High School and Eastern Kentucky University.

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