On this episode of 'In Session,' we talk to Kristinne Stone, a School-Based Mental Health grant recipient, about recruitment and retention of mental health providers through the Virginia Career and Learning Center for School Mental Health Professionals at the Virginia Department of Education.

0:50 – Introduction to Kristinne Stone at the Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Career and Learning Center.

5:27 – What brought you and your team to creating the Career and Learning Center website, and was there a specific need you were trying to meet?

8:21 – How did you grow the Career and Learning Center website, who was involved in the process, and how has implementation been going?

11:55 – What are some lessons learned in terms of where your marketing took place? How you would advise people who are also new to marketing their education-based initiatives?

16:41 – What are your plans to expand and sustain this website?

20:38 – What are some big picture takeaways when working with teams to build the website, and in the context of our common goal to advance school mental health?

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