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Data Secretary Cardona to Visit Bowie State University for National School Counseling Week to Highlight Efforts to Boost School Mental Health Professionals and Teachers of Color Pipeline
                                                          Archived InformationSecretary Cardona to Visit Bowie State University for National School Counseling Week to Highlight Efforts to Boost School Mental Health Professionals and Teachers of Color Pipeline
**Contact:** Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
**Event Date 1 :**February 6, 2024 - 9:45am**Event Date 2 :**February 6, 2024 - 10:00am
Tomorrow,  Feb. 6, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to Bowie,  Maryland, during National School Counseling Week, where he will visit Bowie  State University and highlight two recent grant awards that have helped the  school increase enrollment and preparation of students to become school-based  mental health professionals and educators of color.
In May 2023, Bowie State  University, an HBCU, received a $5 million Mental Health Service  Professional  (MHSP) grant to expand the supply of  mental health professionals in high-need schools nationwide. Bowie State’s  grant is funded through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which is  investing $1 billion in schools nationwide to make school-based mental health services available to more students. Last year, the university also received a  $1.5 million   August F. Hawkins Centersof Excellence Program Grant, funded for the first time by the Biden-Harris Administration, which recruits  and prepares educators at Minority Serving Institutions to enter the profession  and help address teacher shortages in high-need schools.
  Secretary Cardona will speak to students and educators about the critical need for  increasing and diversifying the school-based mental health profession and  educator pipelines, and the crucial role that school counselors play in  supporting the academic, mental health, and social emotional development and  success of students.  
This visit comes while the U.S.  Department of Education is requesting information regarding supporting student  mental health and/or substance use disorder needs in higher education. More  information on that effort can be found here.
Event 1
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona 
Bowie State University President Aminta BreauxWhat :
                 Tour of Bowie State UniversityWhen :

                 9:45 am ET
(Time is subject to change)Where :
                 Bowie State University 
14000 Jericho Park Rd. 
Bowie, Maryland
    		Event 2
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona 
Bowie State University President Aminta Breaux 
Bowie State University students, faculty, and administratorsWhat :
                 Roundtable with Students and EducatorsWhen :

                 10 a.m. ET
(Time is subject to change)Where :
                 Bowie State University 
14000 Jericho Park Rd.
Bowie, Maryland

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