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Blue Island's CHSD 218 School School District Makes Kids' Mental Health A Focus
"I love that I'm able to get a pulse of, you know, is there a kid that I need to check in with in the morning?" a social worker said.
February 12, 2025
BLUE ISLAND, Ill. (CBS) -- A school district in Chicago's south suburbs makes mental health a priority — even for the youngest of students.
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It all comes thanks to a federal grant to Cook County School District 130, which includes schools in Blue Island, Crestwood, and Alsip. Those schools have now added mental health staff, and new programming.
Rain, shine, or freeze, social worker Violet Salgado helps kids start the day on the right foot at Lincoln Elementary School in Blue Island.
