Grant helps hospital provide school nurse and school behavioral health services

There is a nationwide shortage of providers for behavioral health services, and Petersburg is no different.

"We've definitely had times in Petersburg where we've had more providers, and there's still been people on a wait list. That's just the reality of it," said Ashley Kawashima, a behavioral health clinician at Petersburg Medical Center.

Because there are wait lists, Kawashima said less preventative care is provided as providers, like herself, must triage based on severity: "We're really seeing the people that in that moment really need to be seen..."

"I triage, because there's a lot of nee...