Restorative Practices and Mental Health in Schools
Students at all grade levels continue to struggle with learning and behavior in the classroom nearly two years after a frightening pandemic when they did not have the safety, security, and predictability of school every day. The question for educators now: what is the path forward?
Providing Mental Health Support in Schools
In Fairfield County's schools, our students are sending us a message. They aren't asking for more recess; they're pleading for help with their mental health. It’s clear that the mental well-being of our youth is not just a personal issue but a community priority.
Connecticut’s Systems Approach to Improving Children’s Behavioral Health
The historically under-resourced care delivery system in Connecticut raised significant questions about how our state can improve the way we meet the behavioral health needs of young people.
Transitioning Back to School After Psychiatric Hospitalization
Hospital, school, and community-based providers all strive to reduce gaps in teen psychiatric care and to improve post-hospitalization outcomes. To achieve this, we first need to understand the challenge and the barriers to successful transitions. Several factors may impede a smooth transition for adolescents and young adults.
Operationalizing a Multi-Tiered System of Supports in Rhode Island Schools
Aas we navigate the complexities of supporting our children's social, emotional, and behavioral health, collaboration between districts and community partners becomes paramount
The Year that Virtual Behavioral Health Became the New Normal
If 2020 was the year that the pandemic catapulted telehealth into the mainstream of healthcare delivery, 2023 was the year that it became the new normal, especially in behavioral healthcare. But for telehealth, as for other aspects of post-pandemic life, settling into the new normal hasn’t always been easy.
School-Based Telehealth Innovation
The current youth mental health crisis among youth has been brewing for decades. Fritz’ article referenced the ‘boarding’ of children in psychiatric distress in hospital emergency rooms, as well as the “lack of access to outpatient child mental health services in the community because of a shortage of providers.”
Expanding the Children’s Crisis Continuum of Care in Connecticut
Too often, youth experiencing behavioral health crisis face hospitalization or justice system involvement, instead of the home- and community-based services they need to de-escalate and stabilize.
Screening for Anxiety and Depression in Schools: Next Steps
Screening for Anxiety and Depression in Schools: Next Steps. How do we know if our children are struggling? And what do we do about it if they are? Since the pandemic shone a light on children and adolescents’ behavioral health, these questions are increasingly urgent for health care providers, educators and policy makers.
Moving Upstream from the ED: How the Network Creates Infrastructure for Improving Behavioral Health Care
Every child who shows up in the ED in crisis is a sign that we, as a society, have not done enough to support them at other points in their journey. We need to move care away from crowded emergency departments and into homes, schools and communities, with a focus on prevention.