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Board approves grant application to add on-site mental-health assessment at Change Academy
Summary
The DeKalb County juvenile board approved submitting a DOC grant to fund daily early-assessment and short-term crisis support at Change Academy, with partner clinicians to screen incoming students and help refer needed services over a two-year period.
Speaker 1 presented a grant renewal and implementation plan for Change Academy and the board voted to approve submitting the application to the Department of Corrections. "The idea for this grant is to... help do some early assessment," Speaker 1 said, describing a partner mental-health provider that would send staff daily to perform intake assessments and short-term crisis support and to make referrals when appropriate. Speaker 1 told the board the proposal envisions a two-year award covering…
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