Hennepin County recognized for innovative partnership with Washburn and other providers
Hennepin County's partnership with children's mental health providers was recently recognized with a Humphrey Institute Public and Non Profit Leadership Center award. Washburn is one of several agencies to partner with Hennepin County to provide mental health services in schools.
Watch Hennepin County's video to learn how school based mental health services create strong children and strong students.
Washburn's school based program serves 17 schools in the Minneapolis, Eden Prairie and Bloomington school districts. In 2009, 100% of social workers responding to a satisfaction survey said Washburn's school based services somewhat or significantly decreased the number of times a child was referred to the principal's office for discipline. 
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