My name is Shawna Shartzer and as the first Barren County School District Mental Health Coordinator, it is my mission to help students reduce barriers to increase academic achievements.  I assist our School Safety Coordinator and School Resource Officers to maintain physical/psychological school safety. I implement and reinforce programs that increase social emotional learning, substance use prevention, trauma sensitivity, and suicide prevention in our schools. I support parents/guardians by networking with out of school community partners to ensure our students are receiving resources as needed. I work closely with School Counselors, School Psychologists and FRYSC to implement support as students transition into Barren County School setting from out-of-district placements.  Students/staff come to me for topics such as study skills, motivation, social skills, organizational skills, everyday living skills, mediation, coping with transitions, conflict resolution, grief/loss, coping skills, or stress management.