Hamilton County students could once again have access to mental health services from Centerstone, if approved by school board members on Thursday .

Centerstone is one of five providers that a review committee unanimously recommended the board consider for a second round of evaluations. Services from each provider could be available to students, with parental consent, as part of a menu of options.

The other providers are ELU Counseling, Consulting, and Coaching, the Helen Ross McNabb Center, Psychiatry of Texas, and Thrive Therapies Group.

Contracts for each provider would begin on Thursday and run through the end of the school year, with the option to renew for up to three years.

The bid award , attached as part of the board's agenda, notes that the request for proposa

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