These Memphis-area students are lobbying for mental health investments
Shelby County Youth Council student member Maura Young advocates for hiring more school counselors at the Youth Voices Summit in February. (Bri Hatch/Chalkbeat)
The Shelby County Youth Council has spent the past six months crafting a list of almost 20 policy suggestions. Now, they’re trying to get those recommendations into county and city budgets.
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Education MSCS Shelby County Youth CouncilBri Hatch
Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Hatch spent the past two years in Baltimore covering all-things education for WYPR, the city’s local NPR station, as a Report for America Corps Member.
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