Recognizing Pennsbury School District for Their Focus on Mental Health Issues

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Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Pennsbury School District in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for their focus on the mental health of their students and our community at large and their determination to end the drug epidemic. Pennsbury School District recently launched an onsite mental health counseling program for their high school students and their families in partnership with the district's new Addiction and Mental Health Task Force.

The clinical counseling, in partnership with St. Mary Medical Center and Family Service Association of Bucks County, began last month at the Pennsbury High School. The district hopes to continue its partnership and expand the program to students and families in the elementary and middle school communities.

As the co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, we have worked tirelessly, both in Congress and in our communities, to find solutions to this devastating epidemic. We are so encouraged by the steps that these members of our community are taking to address the issues of mental health and addiction.

We encourage every school district in Bucks County to follow the lead of Pennsbury School District in both educating and protecting our children, and we also thank the St. Mary Medical Center and Family Service Association of Bucks County for partnering with the Pennsbury School District in this critical program.

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