This "How-to Guide" is intended to provide help for parents. Designed to be practical and easy to read, the guide is a reference tool that will introduce the kinds of mental health services available for children in the state. There is also information about how to get these services and how to pay for them.
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While the primary purpose of school is the academic development of students, its effects on adolescents are far broader, also encompassing their physical and mental health, safety, civic engagement, and social development. This new Child Trends research brief presents national estimates from a variety of sources on the school environment of adolescents in the areas of health, safety, social support, academics, and civic engagement. This brief is designed to be of particular interest to school principals, district staff, and others who are responsible for all aspects of school functioning. It should also be useful to those focusing on a narrower range of school functions (e.g., academics, health and safety, civic development) who want a better sense of how their concerns fit into the larger environment.
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In 2004, the voters in California passed Proposition 63 (now known as the Mental Health Services Act or MHSA). This created both a unique opportunity and great challenges for enhancing the state's mental health system and improving how communities and schools address long-standing problems.
What transpires is of importance not only to California, but to others across the country who are concerned with enhancing public policy and practice.
When the focus on Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) was introduced, it was indicated that schools were a possible venue for pursuing this component. Now that the state guidance and the first wave of county plans for Prevention and Early Intervention are available, this report looks at what is planned for mental health in schools.
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This brochure provides suggestions and guidelines for parents and those working with teens ages 13-15 on what to look for and what to do if there is a question about a teen's emotional health.
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Introductory overview of the mental health facets of school-based health centers and how they fit into the work of schools. Module I addresses how to maximize resource use and effectiveness; Module II focuses on matters work with students (consent, confidentiality, problem identification, pre-referral interventions, screening/assessment, referral, counseling, prevention/mental health education, responding to crises, management of care); Module III explores quality improvement, evaluating outcomes, and getting credit for all you do. Includes resource aids (sample forms and special exhibits, questionnaires, interviews, screening indicators) for use as part of the day-by-day operation.
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This document was co-authored by representatives of BPS, BPHC, the Coalition for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, and Mass Health.
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