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Board approves Cartwheel telehealth contract to expand student behavioral-health access
Summary
Using hurricane Helene legislative funding, Swain County Schools approved a two-year-plus telehealth contract with Cartwheel to provide school-referred mental-health counseling, with Medicaid/insurance billing where applicable and up to 100 referrals (10 for noninsured students).
The Swain County Board of Education approved a contract with Cartwheel to provide school-referred telehealth counseling and case management services, funded with legislative money allocated after Hurricane Helene.
District staff described the service as an opt-in program for families: the first meeting requires parental approval and a case manager will coordinate…
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