UMSSW's Center for Restorative Change fellowship program is mentioned in a new article in The Washington Post about the shortage of mental health workers in schools. The Center addresses the critical issue of limited access to quality providers in high-need school districts in Central Maryland.

Title: In a crisis, Schools are 100,000 Mental Health Staff Short

"To boost the school pipeline, a $5.5 million federal grant-funded program at the University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work’s Center for Restorative Change will support the recruitment, training and development of 105 social workers a year, particularly those who are African American or Hispanic. Students of color have often lacked resources for higher education, and school social workers have been predominantly White. The program, which also involves Coppin State University and University of Maryland Baltimore County, aims to produce social workers who will be hired in its partner schools."

Read the full Washington Post article here.