Border Patrol Spending $15k on Mental Health Services for Agents After Uvalde Shooting

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Border Patrol Spending $15k on Mental Health Services for Agents After Uvalde Shooting
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The Uvalde shooting was obviously traumatic for parents who lost kids -- but it also affected government workers ... and now Uncle Sam is spending a fair amount to make sure they'll be OK afterward.

-- who runs a practice out of Florida. She'll be providing"psychological health training in response to the Uvalde TX School Shooting for Government personnel"... this according to federal procurement docs obtained by TMZ.Play video contentWe spoke to Dr. Elk ... who wouldn't comment on specifics, but did tell us that she's often contracted by Border Patrol and the military to provide counseling after events like Uvalde.

It's unclear if Elk is doing one-on-one sessions with folks at Border Patrol -- whose agents ended up being the ones to take out the shooter in the

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