Tennessee Schools and Mental Health Systems Integration Grant Final Report TCCY Children’s Mental Health Council Meeting February 17, 2011 Sara A. Smith, State CSH Coordinator Office of Coordinated School Health Tennessee Department of Education
Mar 27, 2015
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 [email protected] [email protected] 615.253.4664
Jerry Swaim Mark BloodworthFiscal and Data Specialist HIV Education [email protected] [email protected] 615.532.9450
Monica O’Rourke Susan HolmesPE/PA Consultant Administrative AssistantMonica.O’[email protected] [email protected] 615.253-4747