School-based health centers are health clinics serving elementary, middle, and high schools throughout King County. In addition to primary care, these school-based health centers also offer mental and behavioral healthcare to students. Public Health will be able to significantly expand mental health services at school-based health centers serving middle and high schools in Seattle thanks to an annual $5.6 million investment from the City of Seattle beginning in school year 2024-2025. This expansion includes hiring 21 new mental health therapists to provide counseling to students, doubling the staffing capacity of the mental health services at school-based health centers in Seattle’s middle and high schools.