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School Behavioral Health Team Readiness

This course will help school administrators and mental health staff understand the history of behavioral health teams (BHT) and how this teaming structure can help support mental health concerns. Explore how BHT aligns with the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) and other frameworks and reflect on current systems related to the role of school leaders, school-level teams, mental health supports, and partnerships with community-based providers. Then, get a team together and plan for the next steps needed to get your school ready for a BHT.

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Action Planning Facilitator Guide

This guide will take you through the REACH process for your action planning. Specifically, it will provide your school team with tools and resources for developing, implementing, monitoring, and improving resilience-supportive policies, processes and practices.

REACH is a model for creating positive change in schools that consists of four steps: school team formation, evidence-based assessment, action planning, and implementation support. Initially focused exclusively on Trauma-Responsiveness and Healing-Centeredness, REACH has expanded to also include three additional pillars: Mental Health; Social and Emotional Learning; and CARE (Cultural Awareness, Responsiveness and Equity).

Schools play a central and critical role in helping students build their capacity to cope with stress and life problems – in other words, resilience. Research shows that the majority of students experiencing mental health challenges receive the help they need from staff in their school. When they feel safe and supported, students have more capacity to be creative, innovative and open to learning.

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School Mental Health Quality Assessment (SMHQA) Guide

This is a complementary guide to completing the School Mental Health Quality Assessment (SMHQA) assessment tool, which is a starting point in supporting schools and districts in creating a safe and supportive school environment. Indicators guide how schools may demonstrate success in each area within the seven domains of SMHQA. The examples are a guide and can be used as a starting point for quality improvement initiatives. Overall, the assessment tool provides suggestions for action planning that can be adjusted to meet the needs of the school and/or district using it. Resources to further support action planning can be found through the RSSI and SHAPE systems as well as the Action Plan Facilitator Guide.

The SMHQA is designed for teams to assess the comprehensiveness of their school mental health system and to identify priority areas for improvement. The Assessment is composed of seven domains (Teaming, Needs Assessment/Resource Mapping, Screening, Mental Health Promotion, Early Intervention and Treatment, Funding and Sustainability, Impact).

*Note that there are two versions of the SMHQA: one for schools and one for districts. Please access the assessment that makes sense for your work.

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