Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Osceola County schools soon may allow religious chaplains to counsel their students, a move made possible by a new Florida law.

An Oklahoma faith coalition is sounding the alarm about several proposed bills that would allow public schools to hire faith-based chaplains or accept them as volunteers without requiring ...

A new law that will open the door for chaplains in Florida schools has reignited a culture-war debate about the incorporation of religious values into the state’s public education system. Beginning ...

Senate Bill 525, brought by Sen. Theresa Manzella, R-Hamilton, would allow — though not require — chaplains to either be paid by or volunteer at school districts to provide support, services and ...

The Monterey Police Department has been working on different approaches to dealing with mental health and wellness care for police officers for years. One program it’s using successfully has been used ...

Sometimes the remarkable thing is what didn’t happen. Last year, the Legislature passed a bill allowing public school districts to bring in religious chaplains to provide counseling services — a ...

Eighty-six chaplains have been certified to offer first responders spiritual and practical support as part of a state-wide ...