Santa Clara County funds wellness centers for behaviorial health across numerous school districts, but money issues are forcing schools to find ways to keep them open. A $13.2 million wellness center expansion grant program, approved last June by the county, will help create 28 centers and expand 12 existing ones. While the county is kicking in $12.1 million, about $10 million comes from federal American Rescue Plan Act and state Mental Health Services Act dollars — one-time infusions that are about to dry up as the county wrestles with a $250 million budget shortfall. About $1.1 million comes from Valley…
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