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Family Services Inc. pitches in‑school therapeutic day treatment; seeks MOU with Petersburg schools
Summary
Family Services Inc. presented a school‑based therapeutic day treatment program to Petersburg City Public Schools on July 16, asking the district for a memorandum of understanding to place Medicaid‑funded clinicians in Cool Springs and Lakemont elementary schools to reduce suspensions and support classroom behavior.
Family Services Incorporated told the Petersburg City Public Schools board on July 16 it can place clinicians inside school buildings to help students with disruptive behavior and avoid suspensions, but it needs a memorandum of understanding from the division to begin.
The presentation, given by Courtney Curtis and Kennard (Kennard/Kenara in the transcript) Curtis of Family Services Incorporated and clinical director Shantel Cooper, described a Therapeutic Day Treatment (TDT) model that places qualified mental health professionals into classrooms for individual and group sessions, crisis intervention and real‑time behavioral supports. “It is a program where our actual QMHPs would be coming into the building and helping children with their behaviors,” Courtney…
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