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County staff report progress on high‑school wellness centers; committee discusses access and middle‑school options
Summary
Staff reported on locations and planned funding for comprehensive high‑school wellness centers and ‘‘bridge to wellness’’ spaces. Six high schools already host full centers; committee members pressed agencies on access for uninsured students, Medicaid billing and options for middle‑school coverage.
County staff updated the joint Health and Human Services and Education and Culture committees on the status of school‑based wellness centers and planned capital spending for new high‑school wellness facilities.
Council staff said the high‑school wellness centers program provides two facility types: comprehensive wellness centers offering somatic care, mental health, social services and family support; and bridge‑to‑wellness spaces focused on mental health and positive youth development (PYD). The FY25–30 CIP includes funding to expand full wellness centers and to program bridge spaces at schools undergoing major construction.
According to the packet overview, six high schools already have comprehensive wellness centers: Gaithersburg, Kennedy, Northwood, Seneca…
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