NASBHC's mission is to
improve the health status
of children and youth
by advancing and advocating
for school-based health care
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Email: info@nasbhc.org
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School Mental Health Web Resources
The UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools and the University of Maryland Center for School Mental Health are one-stop shopping websites for health and school mental health professionals.
In addition, technical assistance (in the form of tools, guidelines, fact sheets, policy briefs, training modules, articles, and consultation) on a broad range of issues related to SMH is available on the following websites:
- Center for Health & Health Care in Schools is a policy and program resource center that seeks to strengthen the well being of children through effective health programs and health care services in schools, including mental health programs.
- Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs at the University of Miami in Ohio, is committed to ongoing applied research, pre-service education of future clinicians, in-service training of educators and mental health professionals, and direct clinical and consultative service.
- National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention provides training and technical assistance to Safe Schools/Healthy Students and Project LAUNCH grantees funded by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Sharedwork.org is a forum for communities of practice whose members learn from each other and take action together in coordinated ways. Part of the IDEA Partnership, this site provides networking with colleagues and a wealth of informal information, to those who join.
- Schoolmentalhealth.org, a website administered by the Center for School Mental Health, provides practical information and tools for anyone interested in learning more about how to enhance school mental health.
Matrix of National Organizations NASBHC developed this list from input of over 75 stakeholders from the fields of education, mental health, health and family advocacy. The matrix contains information about national organizations that provide school mental health capacity building in the form of conferences, meetings, trainings, web-based materials, list serves, and/or newsletters.