Indianapolis teachers receive free mental health counseling through Colts partnership

INDIANAPOLIS Teachers at schools around Indianapolis are getting new mental health support through a partnership aimed at preventing educator burnout.

Candace Carr teaches kindergarten at Sankofa School of Success, where she's in her fourth year helping students who face significant challenges outside the classroom.

"We know in this area students don't have all the resources they need, so we know that here we have to give them those resources," Carr said.

Down the hall, Eyan Smith teaches fifth grade and serves as an important role model for his students.

"I'm probably the only young black male that they see, but not only that they see but see in the position like a teacher," Smith said. "So, me being here is kind of me pouring back into the community but also giving them hope."

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