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Committee delays transfer of school-based behavioral health to DC Health, requires detailed improvement plan
Summary
After citing persistent management and clinician-fill problems at the Department of Behavioral Health, the Committee on Health required DBH to submit a detailed improvement plan by Oct. 15, 2025 and postponed any transfer of school-based mental-health services to DC Health until progress is demonstrated.
The Committee on Health on Monday signaled it will withhold an immediate transfer of the school-based behavioral health program from the Department of Behavioral Health to DC Health and instead required DBH to submit a comprehensive improvement plan by Oct. 15, 2025.
Chair Christina Henderson said the program has suffered from ‘‘persistent challenges’’ — including grant…
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