Safe and Healthy Schools: Move to a State and Local Strategy

SS/HS – FY 2013 Safe Schools/Health Students State Planning, Local Education Agency, Local Community cooperative agreement Bringing the SS/HS model to scale Partnership between the state Education, Mental Health, and Criminal Justice agencies in collaboration with three LEAS Five core elements – Promoting early childhood social and emotional learning development – Promoting mental, emotional, and behavioral health – Connecting families, schools, and communities – Preventing behavioral health problems, (including substance use) – Creating safe and violence-free schools Seven awards, up to $2.214 million/year for four years

What’s the Difference? SS/HS Local level leadership through Core Management Team (CMT) Funds went to local school district Focused on systems change and direct services provision Collaboration with key partners at the local level Administered through the U.S. Department of Education as a grant. SS/HS 2013 State/tribe & local level leadership Funds go to State Education or Mental Health Agency State will select three local education agencies within three communities. Focus on infrastructure development, systems change and local level direct services provision Administered through SAMHSA as a cooperative agreement.

Now Is The Time Project AWARE: $40 million to help school districts work with law enforcement, mental health agencies, and other local organizations to assure students with mental health issues or other behavioral issues are referred to the services they need. $15 million for training for teachers and other adults who interact with youth to detect and respond to mental illness in children and young adults; including how to encourage adolescents and families to seek treatment.