Bill > SCR43

This concurrent resolution expresses Kentucky's support for the Crisis Recovery Support Network (CRSN) coordinated by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), a regional education organization with 75 years of experience. The resolution recognizes the critical need for long-term psychological support in schools and institutions following traumatic events like natural disasters, school shootings, and other public emergencies. It highlights that many schools, especially in rural areas, lack sufficient counseling resources to provide sustained mental health support for students, teachers, and communities during the recovery process. The SREB's network aims to address this gap by providing specialized counselors with psychological first aid training who can be deployed to schools in extreme need. The network will be initially funded by SREB, with states like Kentucky potentially contributing $10,000 after two years to sustain counselor training. The resolution emphasizes that adequate post-crisis support can help students succeed academically, remain in school, and positively contribute to society, and it directs the Senate Clerk to transmit the resolution to key education and government leaders, including the SREB President, Kentucky Education Commissioner, and Governor Andy Beshear.