Case Study: Guilford County Schools expands student mental health support with Daybreak Health

Guilford County Schools expands student mental health support with Daybreak Health, reaching 1,050 students in 9,000 sessions

Guilford County Schools (GCS) faced a significant rise in chronic absenteeism and a pressing need for equitable student mental health support following the pandemic. To address this, the district partnered with Daybreak Health to implement its teletherapy services, providing middle and high school students with streamlined access to qualified clinicians.

The solution from Daybreak Health involved providing evidence-based teletherapy programs, which made mental health support more convenient and accessible for students and families, particularly those with transportation barriers. As a result, GCS held approximately 9,000 mental health support sessions for students and saw a slow improvement in chronic absenteeism rates. Daybreak Health's services were secured as a sustainable partnership to continue supporting students beyond the end of temporary pandemic funding.

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