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County panel outlines school-based therapy, day treatment and efforts to reduce out-of-home placements for children
Summary
Scott County presenters told the board they are expanding school-based therapists, coordinated response and a continuum of care that aims to divert children from residential placements; panels emphasized integrated family- and school-based approaches and gaps in intensive/residential services.
Scott County staff and community partners told the Board of Commissioners on March 18 that the county has been building a continuum of children's mental-health care that prioritizes prevention, school-based therapy and coordinated-response interventions to reduce out-of-home placements.
The county's panel included school and mental-health center leaders, social-services supervisors, and coordinated-response staff who outlined progress in embedding therapy-level services inside schools and expanding day-treatment programs for youth whose needs exceed outpatient care.
Why it matters: Panelists and commissioners said that expanding in-school therapy and coordination among schools, county…
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