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Mayor Bruce Harrell joins education and public health partners to a announce the recipients of $7 million in funding through the Department of Education and Early Learning’s (DEEL) 2024 Telehealth for Students & Youth Request for Proposal (RFP). Building on the community-informed recommendations in the City’s comprehensive report on youth mental health, these new investments will expand access to in-person and telehealth mental health services to support Seattle’s middle and high school students, as well as youth up to age 24, in 2025 and 2026. 

More information about this announcement is available on Mayor Harrell's website.

Speakers include:

Mayor Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle

Dr. Dwane Chappelle, Director, Department of Education and Early Learning

Dr. Brent Jones, Superintendent, Seattle Public Schools

Anya Peterson, Seattle Youth Commission

Ashley McGirt, Founder and CEO, Therapy Fund Foundation  

Dr. Faisal Khan, Director, Public Health – Seattle & King County