The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a resolution expressing its support for the Crisis Recovery Network coordinated by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). This network aims to provide long-term counseling support to schools, districts, and postsecondary institutions in West Virginia following crises such as natural disasters and school shootings. The resolution highlights the need for sustained recovery efforts, particularly in rural areas where resources and counseling staff are often limited. It emphasizes that school counselors, who may also be dealing with their own emotional challenges, require external support to effectively assist students and the broader school community during recovery.

The resolution calls for a coordinated, region-wide effort to enhance counseling capacity immediately after a crisis is managed. It supports the deployment of trained counselors to schools in need, ensuring that recovery efforts focus on long-term healing and psychological resilience. The SREB is recognized for its ability to mobilize key stakeholders in education and policymaking, and the resolution outlines plans for hiring a coordinator for the network and covering travel costs for counselors involved in training and deployment. A copy of the resolution will be forwarded to the West Virginia Emergency Management Division to facilitate collaboration and implementation.