{"id":13203,"date":"2023-09-14T17:25:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T22:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhe180dev.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/equipping-adults-with-the-skills-to-support-students-in-need\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:55:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:55:51","slug":"equipping-adults-with-the-skills-to-support-students-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/equipping-adults-with-the-skills-to-support-students-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Equipping Adults with the Skills to Support Students in Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22300 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marva-Furlongue-Laver-226x300.webp\" alt=\"Marva Furlongue-Laver\" width=\"162\" height=\"215\" \/>Being part of this has been awesome. 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