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Board approves three MHSSA agreements with Placer County Office of Education amid public debate on privacy and parental consent
Summary
Placer County supervisors approved three MHSSA grant agreements with the Placer County Office of Education to plan and support school‑based mental‑health screening, funding sustainability and prevention/support processes — amid public comment raising privacy and consent concerns.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 4 approved three separate competitive‑grant agreements under the Mental Health Student Services Act (MHSSA) with the Placer County Office of Education (PCOE). The grants were funded by the state Behavioral Health Oversight and Accountability Commission and are intended to expand voluntary school‑based mental‑health services, plan for universal screening and create more sustainable funding mechanisms.
County Children's System of Care Director Twyla Abrahamson described three grant streams: (1) a universal‑screening learning collaborative to co‑develop an implementation roadmap with other counties (Placer…
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