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Mental Health Planning and Evaluation Template (MHPET)

A tool to systematically assess and improve the quality of mental health services delivered within school-based settings. 

The Mental Health Planning and Evaluation Template (MHPET) was developed by NASBHC in partnership with the Center for School Mental Health. Originally conceived as a tool to be applied in school-based health centers (SBHCs), the MHPET can be used in evaluating activities and services for new or established school mental health programs in any school setting.

ABOUT THE MHPET

The MHPET is intended to be used as part of a quality assessment and improvement process. The MHPET is a 34-indicator online assessment tool that targets areas of strength and improvement in school-based mental health.  It is organized into the following eight dimensions:

• Operations
• Stakeholder involvement
• Staff and training
• Identification, referral, and assessment
• Service delivery
• School coordination and collaboration
• Community coordination and collaboration
• Quality assessment and improvement

In considering whether to use the MHPET, please note the following three assumptions:

1. The activities and services to be evaluated have the support of the sponsoring organization and the school and community being served.
2. It is not the sole responsibility of mental health service providers to achieve the indicators. Rather, it is a shared responsibility of the providers, sponsoring organization, school, family, community, and youth partners.
3. If evaluating the mental health services within a school-based health center (SBHC), it is assumed that the SBHC has adopted the NASBHC Principles and Goals of School-Based Health Care.