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STUDENTS STUDENTS
Physical Education Physical Education
& Physical Activity & Physical Activity
Nutrition Services Community Environment &
Nutrition
Community
Environment &
Counseling, Psychological & Social Services EMPLOYEES Engagement COORDINATING POLICY, PROCESS, AND PRACTICE Counseling, Social Services Social & Emotional & FAMILIES Counseling, Psychological & Social Services EMPLOYEES Engagement COORDINATING POLICY, PROCESS, AND PRACTICE Counseling, Social Services Social & Emotional & FAMILIES
Involvement
Services
Involvement
Psychological
Family
Psychological
Family
HEALTHY SAFE
HEALTHY SAFE
CHALLENGED SUPPORTED ENGAGED
CHALLENGED SUPPORTED ENGAGED
Physical
Physical
Environment
Environment
Employee IMPROVING LEARNING AND HEALTH Health Climate Employee IMPROVING LEARNING AND HEALTH Health Climate
Wellness Education Wellness Education
Health Health
Services Services
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
Co-located Mental Health Professional Initiative established partnerships with 11 agencies which placed
credentialed mental health professionals on 100 school campuses in FY20.
Education, Prevention, Intervention and Collaboration (EPIC Team) – a District based team which
provides professional development, clinical supervision and coaching to 170 School Behavioral Health
Professionals.
School Psychological Services.
As a result of these efforts and in collaboration with the District and community partners, student access
to mental health supports expanded with 9,530 students being referred to a credentialed mental health
professional for counseling services and 7,991 students received counseling or therapy from a credentialed
mental health professional in FY20.
School Behavioral Health Professionals (SBHP)
Behavioral and Mental Health
Student mental and behavioral health and school success are closely linked. Untreated mental health
challenges can create significant barriers to academic, social/emotional, and career success. Since 1 in 5 (20%)
of youth ages 13-18 live with a mental health condition, it is essential that schools and communities take
a proactive stance in promoting student mental health supports. Schools provide significantly improved
access to supports for students and families and are an ideal place for mental health promotion, prevention,
and early intervention.
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act (SB 7026) and Senate Bill 7030 (legislative
recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission) charged the
District with creating a District-wide mental health plan. The plan emphasizes the importance of:
“…establishing or expanding school-based mental health care;
training educators and other school staff in detecting and responding to mental health issues; The School Behavioral Health Professional position that was added to each school site in FY20 provided
connecting children, youth, and families who may experience behavioral health issues with appropriate additional behavioral and mental health services to the schools. Their work focuses on a continuum of
services; services – prevention/universal, supplemental and intensive. It is recommended that the majority of the
focusing on a multi-tiered system of supports; and SBHP work is focused on universal and supplemental services so that the greatest number of students can be
continued employment and support of District-employed mental health professionals (e.g. school served. Services provided include classroom lessons and small groups focused on the development of the five
counselors, school psychologists, family counselors) and behavioral health professionals (e.g. behavior competencies of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) – self-awareness, self-management, social awareness,
health resource teachers, social service facilitators).” relationship skills and responsible decision-making. Within these competencies students learn about and
practice the skills of growth-mindset, metacognition, managing stress, empathy towards self and others,
The Department of Behavioral and Mental Health Services was created in FY20. This Department collaborated healthy ways to resolve conflict and others skills that promote a sense of well-being, skills to face challenges
with District and community stakeholders to expand student access to mental and behavioral health support and skills that support academic success. SBHPs work as a member of their school Mental Health Team to
through the District FY20 Mental Health Plan. assess student needs and connect families and students with community services that they may need; such
as therapy, social services or other community services.
Crisis Assessment, Prevention, Education and Support Teams (CAPE Team) – consisted of 4 regionally
based sites throughout the District comprised of mental health professionals, social service facilitators, The EPIC Team in the Department of Behavioral and Mental Health provides onboarding, professional
and behavioral intervention associates. development, coaching and consultation for the SBHPs.
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