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Committee asks New Hope to present magnet‑based youth wellness pilot for grades 5–8
Summary
Committee members praised the detail in a CSBH‑fiscal‑agent application proposing magnetism‑based stimulation plus therapy for middle‑school students, noted the small cohort size (20 students) and asked the applicant to present a short demonstration and Q&A during the interview cycle.
The Contract Review Committee reviewed a CSBH application (CSBH as fiscal agent) for a program operated by New Hope (listed in the packet as a for‑profit operating partner) requesting $49,200 to deliver magnetism‑based stimulation paired with group and talk therapy to 20 students in grades 5–8.
Jericho Maley summarized the application’s technical rationale: the program couples magnetic stimulation to targeted brain regions with psychotherapy, a protocol the applicant described as having evidence of effectiveness for individuals who have not responded to traditional therapies. Committee members said the application was more detailed than many and that the program was clearly framed as prevention rather than treatment.
Members noted that the proposed cohort is small and asked for the applicant’s rationale for targeting grades 5–8; staff and the applicant packet state the age range was chosen because middle school is a critical developmental period where early interventions may have long‑term impacts. Linda Williams and another member supported that focus, saying middle school is where many behavioral problems begin to manifest.
The committee asked New Hope (and the CSBH fiscal agent) to appear at the interview session and to limit presentations to roughly 10 minutes with time for questions and demonstration material. The committee will consider the application again at deliberations after receiving the brief presentation and any additional materials requested.
