Minnesota Awards $5 Million For Specialized Mental Health At Schools

Minnesota awarded school districts $5 million in grants for the provision of specialized mental health services. The “innovation grants” are being divided up among the state’s four intermediate school districts, and will go towards services such as special education, career education, and gift and talented programs.

In addition to these grants, a fifth grant is going toward a service cooperative of school mental health providers. It is anticipated that the new services will help students who would otherwise have little hope of returning to traditional schools be able to do so. The funds will also help to provide needed . . .