Tennessee Schools and Mental Health Systems Integration Grant Final Report TCCY Childrens Mental Health Council Meeting February 17, 2011 Sara A. Smith,

Tennessee Schools and Mental Health Systems Integration Grant

Final Report

TCCY Children’s Mental Health Council MeetingFebruary 17, 2011

Sara A. Smith, State CSH Coordinator Office of Coordinated School HealthTennessee Department of Education

MH Grant Goal

Increase student access to

mental health care by developing

innovative approaches that link

school systems with local mental

health/juvenile justice systems.

MH Grant Implementation Partner

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Community Mental Health Center served as grant project director. OCSH served as grant project officer. VU staff:

Michael Cull

Rene Love

Sheryl Margolis

Ashley Smith

Tim Stambaugh

MH Grant Partners - TDOE

OCSH – Sara Smith

Director of Counseling – Nicole Cobb

Safe and Supportive Schools – Mike Herrmann

Division of Special Education – Linda Copas

MH Grant Partners – State Level

Inter-Agency Partners:

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental

Disabilities - Office of Special Populations & Minority Services

Tennessee Department of Children’s Services – Juvenile Justice

Division

Additional State Partners/State Committee Members:

Community Mental Health Providers

Governor’s Office on Children’s Care Coordination

School System Representatives

MH Grant Partners – State Level

 Additional State Partners/State Committee Members:

Select Committee on Children and Youth

Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations

Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth

Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Tennessee PTA

Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network  Tennessee Voices for Children

Vanderbilt Center of Excellence for Children in State Custody

MH Grant Objectives

#1 Develop state and local mental

health guidelines/policies

#2 Provide professional mental

health training to all school staff

#3 Develop comprehensive local

school system linkage protocols

(MOUs)

MH Grant Process

Develop State TDOE MH Guidelines

►Vanderbilt staff developed guidelines based on input from Schools and MH Policy Centers at UCLA and U

of Maryland.

►State MH grant Advisory Committee provided guidance

►TN State Board of Education approved MH Guidelines in July 2009.

►State guidelines used as model for LEAs to develop local policy/guidelines

MH Grant Process

Develop Local LEA MH Policy/Guidelines

Provide Mental Health 101 training to all school staff

Create MOUs with community providers

►14 Regional Trainings were held statewide

► MH 101 PP developed for local use

► Samples of policies and MOUs were provided

► Diverse teams worked together to create an action plan

► Technical assistance provided after training

MH Grant Outcomes

Grant Goals Number of LEAs Before

Grant (N=112)

Number of LEAs

After Grant (N=112)

Percent of all LEAs

(N=134)

MOUs signed between schools and community MH providers and/or child serving agencies

37

101 74%

Faculty/Staff MH Training

40 103 77%

MH Policy/Guidelines 39 104 77%

Additional MH Grant Outcomes

Improved Communication(N=112)

Between school staff and in-house LEA MH staff

Community Mental Health Agencies

DCS

Juvenile Justice

86%

85%

71%

62%

Additional MH Grant Outcomes

MH Resources Increased in Schools(N=112)

LEA has provided additional MH resources/ or is in the planning stages to add resources

Partnering with Community Mental Health Agencies to provide more services

LEA MH staff have more time to provide counseling services

58 LEAs

24 LEAs

20 LEAs

Additional MH Grant Outcomes

MH Resources Increased in Schools(N=112)

Using a mobile van to provide mental health services for students

LEA hired new mental health employees (counselors, social workers, school psychologists).  

3 LEAs

15 LEAs

Additional MH Grant Outcomes

92% of team leaders report their mental

health team plans to continue to meet after the

grant period concludes.

83% of team leaders reported that the

cooperation and leadership with Coordinated

School Health positively or significantly

impacted the process and outcomes of the

project.

Tennessee Coordinated School Health In Action

Tennessee Office of CSH Contacts

Dr. Rebecca Johns-Wommack Sara Smith Executive Director State Coordinator Rebecca.Johns-Wommack@tn.gov Sara.Smith@tn.gov615.253.0065 615.253.4664

Jerry Swaim Mark BloodworthFiscal and Data Specialist HIV Education ConsultantJerry.Swaim@tn.gov Mark.Bloodworth@tn.gov615.532.6260 615.532.9450

Monica O’Rourke Susan HolmesPE/PA Consultant Administrative AssistantMonica.O’Rourke@tn.gov Susan.Holmes@tn.gov615.253-4697 615.253-4747