1. 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)

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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.

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

11. 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

12. Project Management Team
Laura Hurwitz
School Mental Health Project Director, NASBHC
Sharon Stephan
Director of Research & Analyses, CSMHA
Linda Juszczak
Deputy Director, NASBHC
Laura Brey
Director of Technical Assistance, NASBHC

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

14. 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.

15. 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

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

17. 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)

18. 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

19. 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.

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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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?

25. Bringing Health Care to Schools for Student Success
Laura Hurwitz
School Mental Health Project Director
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