New policy recommendations call on state government leaders to recognize the urgency of the youth mental health crisis and the role state agencies can play in addressing student mental health needs. “State Policy Opportunities: Advancing Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems… Read More »A Call for State Action to Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis
On behalf of the National Healthy Schools Collaborative, we’re excited to announce the launch of the Healthy Schools 10-Year Roadmap — a call to dramatically increase alignment across systems to ensure every school is a healthy school. Learn more Visit… Read More »National Health Schools Collaborative Ten-Year Roadmap
https://youtu.be/-vfMbjssWnI The School-Based Health Alliance is excited to announce that our organization received grant funding from the NBA Foundation to launch a new health care pathways initiative, Project REACH (Realizing Excellence through Academics and Careers in Health). The NBA Foundation… Read More »Announcing Project REACH (Realizing Excellence through Academics and Careers in Health)
December 17, 2021 For Immediate Release SBHA Announces New Capabilities to Children’s Health and Education Mapping ToolUpdates will Facilitate Connections between Schools, Community Health Centers to Provide Needed Health Services in Schools December 17, 2021—Washington, DC— The School-Based Health Alliance… Read More »SBHA Announces New Capabilities to Children’s Health and Education Mapping Tool
We are deeply concerned about the recent Supreme Court ruling, Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and its impact on the school-based health care field. This decision, and the subsequent “trigger laws” enacted by nearly half of the states to effectively… Read More »School-Based Health Alliance Statement on Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
“One day, I was with a patient that I knew very well. She was an outgoing girl, doing really well. She was in a new relationship that she was excited about. I asked my normal safety screening questions, like, ‘Do… Read More »“Healthy Relationships and Youth: How School-Based Health Providers Can Start the Conversation”
After months of negotiations and several short-term funding bills, Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus Appropriations package (H.R. 2471) on Thursday, March 10. President Biden signed it into law on Tuesday, March 15. The bicameral, negotiated bill includes $30… Read More »Congress Approves Historic Funding for School-Based Health Centers
We are excited to announce the names of the school-based health programs that will be participating in our School-Based Health Center Food Access Learning Network with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry! These school-based health centers (SBHCs) will be implementing integrated food access interventions… Read More »No Kid Hungry Learning Network 2022 Awardees
We are excited to share with you the results of the 2021 National Survey of School-Based Health Centers. Thank you to the school-based health care professionals who generously participated in this survey in addition to facing the demands of an… Read More »2020-21 National Survey of School-Based Health Centers: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic