This October, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) declared a National State of Emergency in child and adolescent mental health. In reality, mental health needs were at pandemic levels even before the outbreak of Covid-19. Two years into the pandemic, school leaders are expanding their systems of support to manage increased mental health needs of students, staff and families. In this session, learn how one district with already robust school- based services expanded their systems of support using an innovative community partnership that has expanded on their MTSS structures and staff capacity to meet the growing mental health needs of their community.
Audience: Program Administrator, Teacher, Truancy Caseworker, Homeless Program, Social Worker, Paraprofessional
