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Northville board approves one-year MOU with IHA/Trinity for co‑located mental‑health services at Hillside
Summary
After extended discussion and public comment about transparency and parental consent, the Northville Public Schools Board unanimously approved a one‑year memorandum of understanding with IHA Health Services Corporation (a Trinity Health affiliate) to provide co‑located mental‑health services in a Hillside partnership space; services will be by appointment through IHA and require parental consent for minors.
The Northville Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Dec. 16 to authorize a one‑year memorandum of understanding with IHA Health Services Corporation, an affiliate of Trinity Health, to provide co‑located mental‑health services in a community partnership space at Hillside.
The agreement — presented to the board as a memorandum of understanding to be managed by district administration — will allow a licensed master's‑level social worker employed or assigned through IHA to use the renovated Hillside partnership space for scheduled mental‑health appointments. Presenter for the district said the arrangement is co‑located office space, not a school‑based health center, and that IHA will manage scheduling and intake through its outpatient behavioral‑health intake center. "This is not a school based health center," the presenter said during the board presentation.
Board members and district staff described the…
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