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Montgomery County outlines expansion of school wellness centers and mental‑health spaces in CIP update
Summary
County staff updated the joint Health & Human Services and Education & Culture committees on existing and planned school‑based wellness centers and mental‑health/PYD spaces, noting six high schools already have full centers and funding for three additional comprehensive centers in the FY25–30 CIP.
Montgomery County staff told a joint session of the Health & Human Services and Education & Culture committees that the county is advancing school‑based wellness centers and mental‑health spaces across the public high‑school system, with both capital and program considerations driving the work.
Council staff summarized the inventory and pipeline: six high schools currently have comprehensive wellness centers—Gaithersburg, Kennedy, Northwood, Seneca Valley, Watkins Mill and Wheaton. The approved FY25–30 CIP includes funding for three additional comprehensive wellness centers: Springbrook (programmed for FY26), Paint Branch (programmed…
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