Nevada’s School Safety Task Force is advising the state legislature to take action to get more mental health professionals into schools. District 25 Assemblymember Jill Tolles says “we have learned there are always warning signs.” The American School Counselors Association recommends one school counselor for every 250 students, in Nevada it’s currently about 1 per thousand. Tolles also adds a 2004 a study found 70% of threats are successfully mitigated through non violent intervention.