and around town give an hour a national nonprofit organization has a group of counselors in the el progreso memorial library offering children a space for them to express themselves residents frequent the memorial at the school where the massacre took place getting lost in the mounds of photos teddy bears toys and books the uvalde consolidated independent school district currently has several open positions for school counselors and social workers uvalde is over 72 hispanic according to the latest us census figures the agency told abc news that the moving of funds would not impact mental health programs people grieve and embrace outside of amerie jo garzas 10 funeral service may 31 2022 in uvalde texas however grief is not linear mary beth fisk the interim director of the uvalde strong resiliency center told abc news traditionally what happens in the home stays in the home rivera said show more eric gayap mental health america said that texas has one school psychologist for every 4962 students though the recommended ratio is 1 to 500 one school social worker for every 13604 students though the recommended ratio is 1250 and one school counselor for every 423 students with a recommended ratio of 1250 this town is saturated with the remnants of death said sarah almendariz rivera a san antonio counselor who comes to uvalde weekly to work with children counseling services from across texas arrived in the city in the weeks following the shooting to offer services to grieving residents who are still processing the loss the streets of the small city are lined with signs and murals honoring the 21 lives lost in the may 24 tragedy reading uvalde strong and pray for uvalde more texas school shooting highlights concerns from latino antigun violence advocates they dont have health insurance education about mental health or they dont have the proper resources available in their community and in the language that they need galvan said in this june 1 2022 file photo nikki and brett cross who lost their nephew uziyah garcia 10 a victim of the mass shooting at robb elementary school are shown in uvalde texas tamir kalifathe new york times via redux file its not really realistic to expect everyone to want counseling right now but its important to be there when youre ready fisk said many organizations are also aiming to hire counselors from around the greater uvalde region to ensure that the community is being served by people who know it well they are one of several counseling groups that came to the area from out of town to offer help brandon bellgetty images file rivera said one local organization gave her a handout with resources in san antonio a 15hour drive from uvalde that can be attributed to several factors according to lyssette galvan the public policy director for nami texas lack of access not being able to easily find or receive care due to being uninsured or just not living near facilities