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Student Balances Homeschooling and Mental Health Advocacy

5/13/2025

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In California, dedicated student Moen juggles homeschooling her daughter and interning at a mental health center, all while striving to graduate by January 2025. Despite exhausting her financial aid, she passionately champions the urgent need to tackle the mental health workforce shortage, a crisis worsened by retirements and burnout in underserved communities.

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Story summary

In California, dedicated student Moen juggles homeschooling her daughter and interning at a mental health center, all while striving to graduate by January 2025. Despite exhausting her financial aid, she passionately champions the urgent need to tackle the mental health workforce shortage, a crisis worsened by retirements and burnout in underserved communities.