TOWSON, MD—The Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports has approved nearly $8 million in grant funding for community mental health providers to provide enhanced behavioral health services to uninsured and underinsured Baltimore County Public Schools students.

The funds, awarded as part of the $111 million in grants awarded statewide by the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, will provide therapy, workshops, family education, prevention, mentoring and more services to students in all grade levels in more than 100 BCPS schools.

The selected providers are Balance Point Wellness, Thrive Behavioral Health, Hope Health System, Life Renewal Services, Lighthouse Inc., Nexus Wellness Group, Tidemark Intervention Services, and Villa Maria. They will work with BCPS students and families through June 2025.

“With this substantial grant funding from the Commission, BCPS students will have greater access to critical mental and behavioral health supports and services that will positively impact their social-emotional well-being and academic success,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers in a statement. “The challenges students face are increasingly complex, and we must partner with experts in this field to provide wrap-around services that address growing needs. Students perform better academically when they are healthy in body, mind, and spirit.”

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.