It’s a care access issue.

Across the country, districts are seeing:

• Rising anxiety and depression among students
• Unmanaged chronic conditions driving repeat absences
• Nurse and counselor burnout
• Funding cuts to school-based mental health programs

Research from NIH, Johns Hopkins, and the American Academy of Pediatrics confirms what educators already know:

Students without consistent access to physical and mental health care are significantly more likely to be chronically absent.

And when students aren’t present, academic recovery becomes nearly impossible.

The question is no longer whether health impacts attendance.

The question is:

How do we expand access — without expanding costs?