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Baseline funding for school-based mental health clinics
2:31:43
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Council Member Riley inquires about baseline funding for 16 school-based mental health clinics, which are currently funded with $5 million through H&H, DOE, and DOHMH. The administration explains the challenges of baseline funding.
- The program is recognized as impactful, but baseline funding faces obstacles
- OMB expresses a desire to baseline funding for programs but cites limited resources
- Long-term funding sources need to be identified amidst competing needs
- The administration commits to exploring long-term funding if resources become available
Kevin C. Riley
2:31:43
Thank you.
2:31:44
There are currently 16 school based and this is a part of council member Brewer's question as well.
2:31:50
There are currently 16 school based mental health clinics funded with 5,000,000 through H and H, DOE, and DOHMH.
2:31:57
This is one of the most impactful programs as council member Brewer just mentioned that needs to be baseline at adoption and we have been advocating for at least two years about this.
2:32:06
Why has this program not been baseline and what is ONB's plan to finally baseline funding for mental health continuum starting in fiscal year twenty twenty six?
Jacques Jiha
2:32:16
Our goal is, to be honest with you, we always would always love to baseline funding for programs.
2:32:22
It's just a question of Of course.
2:32:24
Identifying the long term funding.
2:32:27
And we have so many competing needs, and so we have to make decisions about hey, when we find those dollars, which program you're going to provide funding for them long term.
2:32:39
But again, we continue to give you those programs and as become available, if we have long term source of funding, this is some program that is worth exploring funding for it long term, we will do so.
2:32:53
But again it's just a question of identify first the long term funding, and but if it's not available, it's not available, you know.