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Kyle Hyland Foundation seeks partnership with Benicia Unified to expand teen mental-health services

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The Kyle Hyland Foundation described multi‑year state funding and proposed partnerships to bring counseling, peer mentoring and vocational supports into Benicia Unified schools, and asked the district to consider a memorandum of understanding and parental-consent exceptions for wellness-center work.

The Kyle Hyland Foundation presented a plan to partner with Benicia Unified to expand teen mental-health and wellness services and asked the board to consider a memorandum of understanding to begin operations in district wellness centers.

Barbara Gervasi, president and executive director of the Kyle Hyland Foundation, told the board the foundation received a $5,000,000 state allocation in the 2021–22 budget and that the City of Benicia serves as the foundation's fiscal agent. She said the foundation budgeted approximately $1.7 million for programs, $2.6 million for a…

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