Wyoming Department Of Education Contracts With Care Solace To Launch Free Student Mental Health Care Coordination Program

The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) launched a free, statewide Care Coordination program to connect students, their families, and school district staff with mental health professionals. The new service will be provided by Care Solace, Inc., under a contract valued at $981,333. The service went live December 12, 2023, and the contract runs through December 31, 2025. With this contract, WDE anticipates that Care Solace will be able to reduce the time needed for staff, parents, and students to connect with a mental health professional to less than a week. Currently, it takes parents an average of 60 telephone . . .