School Mental Health Capacity Building Partnership Bringing Health Care to Schools for Student Success School Mental Health Capacity Building Partnership A project funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)

We ENVISION… schools and communities working together to ensure that all children and adolescents have access to health care.

We BELIEVE… We REPRESENT… schools are an excellent and time-proven place to provide health care. We REPRESENT… those who support, receive and provide health care in schools and school-connected programs

We ADVOCATE… for national and state policies, programs and funding that sustain, grow and integrate school-based health care into our nation’s health care and education systems. Sole national membership organization dedicated to the advancement of multi-disciplinary school-based health care

We PROVIDE… Leadership, resources, technical assistance to enable school-based health centers to: deliver high quality services, become financially stable, and play an active role in public policy. Sole national membership organization dedicated to the advancement of multi-disciplinary school-based health care

“Promoting School Mental Health through Capacity Building to State and Local Education Agencies (SEA’s and LEA’s)”

Centers for Disease Control – Why School Mental Health? national strategy to prevent and reduce health problems among youth mental health is closely associated with risk factors most young people are enrolled in school.

Capacity Building Assistance to SEA’s & LEA’s Definition: transmission of the knowledge, skills, expertise, and attitudes that strengthen core competencies essential for improving the delivery, effectiveness and sustainability of school mental health programs

Core Competencies for SEA’s & LEA’s Assess needs and resources Use evaluation and surveillance data Implement culturally appropriate policies, programs, and services Participate in coalitions and partnerships Measure progress Involve family members Communicate program successes.

Mechanisms for Capacity Building Assistance May include but not limited to: provision of information professional development technical assistance

Steering Committee Members John Schlitt (co-chair), Linda Juszczak, and Laura Brey, NASBHC Mark Weist (co-chair), CSMHA Jane A. Walker, Maryland Coalition of Families for Children’s Mental Health Carl E. Paternite and Paul Flaspohler, Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs, Ohio Jim Koller and Karen Weston, Center for Advancement of Mental Health Practices in Schools, Missouri Joanne Cashman, IDEA Partnership TJ Cosgrove, Youth Health Services, Seattle-King County Department of Public Health

Project Management Team Laura Hurwitz School Mental Health Project Director, NASBHC lhurwitz@nasbhc.org Sharon Stephan Director of Research & Analyses, CSMHA sstephan@psych.umaryland.edu Linda Juszczak Deputy Director, NASBHC ljuszczak@nasbhc.org Laura Brey Director of Technical Assistance, NASBHC lbrey@nasbhc.org

Goal 1 Strengthen collaborative national efforts to improve mental health services in schools by increasing intersections between mental health, health, and schools.

Goal 2 Develop, organize and synthesize key documents and resources related to best practices for SEA and LEA improvement and expansion of effective SMH services.

expanded school mental health PBIS Safe Schools, Healthy Students Community of Practice Systems of Care Special education Crisis management Social and Emotional learning School linked NCLB Shared agenda Multiculturalism Family support services Cultural competence Risk and protective factors School based Strengths based Multi system approach Student Support Services Assets building Integrated Service Delivery School climate IDEA Pupil Support Services School connectedness Evidence based practice Coordinated school health program

Goal 3 Provide technical assistance, resources and professional development to aid SEA’s and LEA’s in implementing effective school mental health programs.

Mental Health, Health and Schools Expand national collaborations in school mental health to include representatives from the health sector (e.g. primary care, public health, health education, school nursing, and school based health care)

School Health Representatives Rosa Bautista, Children’s Aid Society, New York Mike Palanza, Wilmington Health Access for Teens, North Carolina Dan Rifkin, University of New Mexico, New Mexico Evelyn Wilson, Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services, Missouri Barbara Wise, Keifer Mercy Health Center, Ohio Kathleen Wise, Dorchester County Health Dept., Maryland

Mental Health, Health and Schools Expand and strengthen the capacity of NASBHC to address the mental health needs of the school-based health care field Conducting a national scan of initiatives/models that integrate mental health, health and schools.

Mental Health, Health and Schools Strengthen the mental health component of the Coordinated School Health Program Model.

Coordinated School Health Program Health Education Physical Education Family/Community Involvement Health Services Health Promotion for Staff Healthy School Environment Nutrition Services Counseling, Psychological, & Social Services

Learning from States Maryland Missouri Ohio Oregon Shared mental health/education/family agenda Strong state level collaboration Vision of how to integrate health into school mental health agenda

Collaborating with the Community of Practice Gather and disseminate information, resources and tools Share key documents and materials Participate in Practice Groups Utilize capacity of sharedwork.org for web-based learning

Stakeholder Feedback Guided conversations with four states: Which dimensions have greatest impact? In which dimensions is your state a leader? Which technical assistance methods would have greatest impact? National scan of resources and information on school mental health. Where do you get your resources?

Bringing Health Care to Schools for Student Success Laura Hurwitz School Mental Health Project Director LHurwitz@nasbhc.org 202-638-5872, x205 1-888-286-8727 - toll free