Health Services

Youth and Family Centers

The Youth and Family Centers program is a school-based health center initiative dedicated to providing primary, preventive, and mental health care, through an interrelationship among family, school, and community. Nine centers are operated through a partnership between DISD and Parkland Health and Hospital System. As the program serves students and families who might otherwise not have primary health care providers, a goal is to remove barriers to physical and mental health care by providing services in accessible, integrated settings at locations throughout the district. Nine centers provide services in an interdisciplinary, holistic approach.