FundingSchoolChaplainsLeadstoImprovedMental Health&GraduationRatesinSchools
Manypeoplethinkthatschoolchaplainsare anon-essentialpartoftheschoolsystem andthatfundingshouldbefocusedon academicsubjectsalone.
However,theNSCAhasdata fromthousandsofschools aroundtheUSshowinghow chaplainscontributetothe school'soverallperformance.
Theirawareness campaignsheds lightonthe importanceof schoolchaplainsin bothprivateand publicschools.
TheNSCAbelievesthat havingachaplainin residencediminishes incidentsofviolence, increasesschoolsafety, andimprovesthestudents’ andteachers’mental health.
ThisiswhytheNSCAis workinghardtofindfunding forschoolchaplainsinTexas. Theyaimtoputachaplainin everyschooltobringprayer backintothecommunity.
Manystudiesshowthe benefitsofhavingasolid religiousfoundation,including bettermentalhealth,more respectforauthority,and improvedrelationshipswith others.
