Observing the need to increase the number of mental health and substance use disorder care providers for schools and school‐based health centers, bipartisan lawmakers have introduced legislation that would establish a new grant initiative at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to hire...
The Miri Center, Non-Public Agency (NPA), provides School-Based Mental Health Services: Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS), Psycho-Ed & ERMHS Assessments, Counseling/Therapy, IEP Services. Contract with school districts throughout CA t
House Bill 5101, sponsored by Polk County Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, requires each school district to implement a school-based Mental Health Assistance Allocation Plan that includes training to detect and respond to mental health issues. In terms of staff, the plan must include a “multi...
Partnerships between mental health (MH) clinics and school systems in which providers deliver MH services on school grounds are growing. To date, however,
The School-Based Health Center was opened at Chimacum Jr/Sr High School in 2008-2009 with support of students, staff and community. In response to students' increased need for greater access to mental health services, Jefferson County Public Health offered an additional day per week of mental ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Restitution for decades of abuse at two now-shuttered reform schools where boys were beaten, raped and killed is now in the hands of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis after the Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday to set aside $20
Ohio's mental health training bill was a multi-year process that helped set a legislative precedent. Colorado, while bereft of legislation on the matter, also requires training through its High School Activities Association. Coaches have the option of taking the free "Student Mental Health and Sui...
(2018). Promoting Mental Health Literacy Among Educators: A Critical Aspect of School-Based Prevention and Intervention. In: Leschied, A., Saklofske, D., Flett, G. (eds) Handbook of School-Based Mental Health Promotion. The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality. Springer, Cham. https://...
Sex education, mental health services, library books: they’re only OK if parents approve. So it’s ironic that, on the vital question of whether a child should be promoted to the next grade, the Indiana GOP legislative supermajority would leave parents out of the decision. Senate Bill 1,...
Seamus, a 16-year-old transgender boy, stated, “sitting in a blouse and skirt all day made me feel insanely anxious. I wasn’t taken seriously. This is atrocious and damaging to a young person’s mental health; that uniform nearly destroyed me.” Late satirist George Carlin asked, “...