1. Jennifer Barley, MSW
School Social Worker
Pulaski County Schools
Rebecca Cutter, LPC
Program Manager
School Based & Therapeutic Day Treatment
New River Valley Community Services
 Jennifer Polanco, LPC
Virginia Tiered System of Supports and Project AWARE Division Coordinator
Pulaski County Schools
J.Lynne Winebarger, LCSW
School Based Supervisor
New River Valley Community Services

3. Mental Health in our School
Approximate 4,200 total Students
750 student received School Based Mental Health Support ( grant year)
42 Community Services Providers operating out of our schools
63.3% of Community Based Mental Health Service referrals from the school resulted in services
83.5% of School Based Mental Health Service referrals from the school resulted in services
Over 200 people trained in Youth Mental Health First Aid
We are committed to training all school staff by 2020

4. Positive Trends Pride Survey
% of PCHS students (grades 9-12) who report using alcohol in the past 30 days:  has decreased from 35.4% to 28.8 % since 2011
% of PCHS students (9-12) who report using tobacco in the past 30 days:  has decreased from 28.4% to 23.7% since 2011
% of PCHS students (9-12) who report smoking marijuana past 30 days:  has decreased from 24.1% to 20.2% since 2011

5. Student Assistance Program (SAP)
This team is a broad-based, flexible approach of prevention services and interventions that work across all tiers with the goal to build resiliency in youth while empowering them for academic and emotional success.
Strives to promote academic, social, and emotional well-being.
Identify, refer, and engage students
Individualized services are developed through tiered systems of support
Free mental health services offered at high school and middle school levels
Groups
4 individual sessions

6. Emotional Wellness: Tiered Approach
School
Community
Tier 3/Tertiary Interventions %
School Counselor individual sessions
Therapeutic Day Treatment
School Based Clinician/ Transitional CM
Truancy Diversion
Special Deliveries
SAP Individual Sessions
WRC Individual sessions
Tier 3/Tertiary Interventions %
Psychiatric Evaluation/Care
In-Home Services
Outpatient
KPACT
Parent Coach
Strengthening Families
School Based Clinician
Tier 2/Secondary Interventions %
School Counselor group sessions
Truancy Team
School Based Clinician
School Mentor
Anger Management group
Social Skills group
CAPS- Substance Abuse
Tobacco cessation
Tier 2/Secondary Interventions %
Big Brother/Big Sister
Beans & Rice/ACE after school programming
RU counseling
“Parenting through Separation and Divorce”
“Parenting Young Children”
Important points:
Family engagement at all three tiers (ex. Universal: parent volunteers using school reinforcer; Secondary: pushing teams to think about more than just consent but helping parents/families understand and be engaged in the intervention; Tertiary: Families need to be active member on the team
School population (race, free/reduced lunch, urban/rural, large/small buildings) Regardless of student population the percentage breakdowns remain the same. Any behavior that is impacting more than 20% of the student body is a universal issue.
Universal team/all students, Secondary team/small groups/generic problem solving team/Tertiary team/formed for individual student
Discuss importance of mental health, mental wellness
Tier 1/Universal Interventions %
Olweus Anti-Bullying
“Too Good for Drugs”
Morning meetings (Social Emotional)
Women Resource Center (WRC): Healthy Relationship
Tier 1/Universal Interventions %
Tuesday Summer Market place
Pulaski Proud
Local Commissions marketing around healthy living 6

7. Core Team
Team approach to helping students access necessary resources needed to be successful in both the school and community
Team of individuals representing a variety of disciplines
Example: administrative, teaching, school counselor, behavioral expert, special education staff, community supports, etc. 
As a team, members will
review a student’s school history
Access current needs
Make recommendations using school- based and/or community-based resources to help increase student success
Working towards increased monitoring of outcomes around action plans

9. Collaboration Initiate the relationship by finding common ground
System designed to have consistent continuous contact
Provider meetings (school and division levels)
Strive for seamless integration
Common language