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Boone County Board approves MOU with Pathfinder Counseling Services to expand school-based referrals
Summary
After questions about referral pathways, parental consent and provider practices — including one board member's objection to a provider's 'LGBTQ ally' language — the board approved a memorandum of understanding with Pathfinder Counseling Services to place mental-health providers in some schools.
The Boone County Board of Education approved a memorandum of understanding with Pathfinder Counseling Services to expand school-based mental-health referrals and place external providers in some school buildings.
Board members asked how students are paired with providers, whether parental consent is always required, and whether providers will accept Medicaid or provide services outside of insurance. District staff said providers commonly work by referral from a school counselor or by parent request and that "everything is with parental consent," adding some…
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