Trauma-Informed Care in SBHC’s The webinar on trauma-informed care in school-based health centers was led by Mayachristine, a licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience in school-based settings. She discussed the importance of increased mental health services in schools, the… Read More »Trauma-Informed Care in SBHC’s (12.23)
School-Based Health Center Start-Up Basics Date: Oct. 24, 2023 To support new school-based health centers (SBHCs), the School-Based Health Alliance offered two free technical assistance opportunities during fall 2023 and winter 2024. We are excited to announce a new learning… Read More »School-Based Health Center Start-Up Basics
The School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA) has been partnering with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing‘s (NCMW) Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions since 2020. Most recently, in partnership with NCMW, SBHA convened a learning collaborative focused on integrating behavioral… Read More »Addressing Youth Mental Health
The School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA) and Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign (NKH) believe that by working together to embrace and build on families’ trust in SBHCs, we can promote federal nutrition programs and nutritious food consumption in support of positive health outcomes and improved… Read More »Addressing Food Insecurities in SBHCs
January-March 2024 The School-Based Health Alliance is excited to announce a new learning collaborative focused on school-based health center (SBHC) start-up. This initiative aims to support partnerships between healthcare organizations and schools to provide or expand access to primary care… Read More »School-Based Health Center Start-Up Learning Collaborative
No Kid Hungry: Messages for Communicating with Eligible Immigrant Families about Public Benefit Programs Date: Sept. 25, 2023 No Kid Hungry and Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) worked with the nationally-recognized opinion research firm BSP Research to learn about immigrant families’… Read More »Messages for Communicating with Eligible Immigrant Families about Public Benefit Programs
Working across two distinct and complex systems—healthcare and schools—can be challenging. The School-Based Health Alliance partnered with the National Center for Youth Law to provide guidance to school-based health centers about navigating federal privacy laws that apply to both education and healthcare entities:… Read More »HIPAA, FERPA, and School Health: Confidentiality and Information Sharing in School-Based Health Care
Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) programs expand access to mental health care for youth by building the capacity of primary care providers to diagnose, treat, and refer youth with mental health conditions. PMHCA programs’ statewide teleconsultation, training, resources, and… Read More »Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) Programs: Partnerships with Schools and SBHCs
Young people in America are experiencing a mental health crisis. Mental health care for students in K-12 is at the forefront of health care concerns nationwide, driven by alarming rates of poor mental health and suicide risk, a shortage of… Read More »New resource for community mental health and substance use care organizations
Posted on August 15, 2023 The School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA) is pleased to announce that 20 organizations have been awarded one-time funding to provide coordinated, culturally sensitive, and developmentally appropriate health care services at more than 90 new or expanded… Read More »Funding awarded for more than 90 new or expanded school-based health centers across Connecticut