Baltimore County Public Schools is launching a new mental health program across 15 schools to identify students who may be struggling before a crisis happens.
WATCH: Baltimore County schools launch new student mental health program
The initiative was announced at the district's "Mind Over Matter" event. Students heard about mental health, substance use prevention and the importance of asking for help.
NFL Hall of Famer Ray Lewis joined the announcement, sharing the pain of losing his son to an overdose.
"It's one of the things to this day that I regret from losing my son. Is that you just never know. And every parent says the same thing. I never saw it coming. I never saw it coming," Lewis said.
School leaders say they hope to expand the program.
This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.
