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Agmt A2311869 with Washburn Center for Children to provide behavioral health services to children in Minneapolis Public Schools, 09/01/23-06/30/26, $273,792 (recv)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED that Agreement A2311869 with the Washburn Center for Children for provision of on-site behavioral health services to children enrolled at Minneapolis Public Schools and assistance to their families and school staff to build capacity in order to meet the needs of students with behavioral health concerns during the period September 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 in the receivable amount of $273,792, be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the amendment on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that acceptance of grant funding for the program by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does not imply a continued funding commitment by Hennepin County for this program when grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
In October 2019 NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center began to perform behavioral health services as a subcontractor (Hennepin County Contract A199551) to Washburn Center for Children (WCC) at various Minneapolis Public School sites. The State of Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) awarded WCC a grant under which NorthPoint helped provide needed behavioral health resources to children enrolled at Minneapolis Public School sites. This new contract continues the provision of school-based behavioral health services.
The DHS grant with WCC seeks to provide early identification and intervention for students with behavioral health needs and to build the capacity of schools to support students with behavioral health needs in the classroom.
Furthermore the key strategies of this work include: infrastructure development to integrate behavioral health care with publicly funded educational settings, support...
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