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Outlines model policies and best practices for school districts to follow to protect the health and safety of all students. This document was developed by examining strong local policies, ensuring that they are in line with the latest research in the field of suicide prevention, and identifying best practices for a national framework.
Provides a first-of-its-kind collaborative tribal-federal blueprint for improving the behavioral health of American Indians and Alaska Natives. This was developed in response to calls from tribal leaders for improved collaboration with federal agencies to address the behavioral health of their communities.
Provides guidance to build and strengthen a comprehensive school mental health system, for preK-12 aligned with the Systems of Care philosophy. With the framework, WIDPI shared a needs assessment tool, a planning template, and guidance on making referrals.
Presents guidance around ways to promote National Adolescent Health Month, which is an annual observance in May to emphasize the importance of building on young people’s strengths and potential, encouraging meaningful youth engagement in adolescent health activities, and highlighting key topics in adolescent health.
Provides ten best practices, including strategies for implementing, funding, and sustaining mental health services in schools such as screenings, suicide prevention, and wellness plans.
Discusses current mental health statistics for the K-12 population, how these challenges are affecting students and communities, and how schools are often the first point of intervention.
Identifies a variety of stressors that may be driving young adults’ high rates of anxiety and depression, and suggests strategies for promoting young adults’ mental health and mitigating their emotional challenges.