School-Based Mental Health
School Mental Health Initiative
The Southeast Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (Southeast MHTTC) School Mental Health Initiative is proud to serve HHS Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee).
Mission:
The Mission of the Southeast MHTTC School Mental Health Initiative is to provide training and technical assistance to leaders in our region to aid in the advancement of comprehensive school mental health systems.
Goals:
The goals of the School Mental Health Initiative activities include:
1. To support the development of regional, state, and local leadership capacity to advance comprehensive school mental health systems within Region IV
2. To provide training and technical assistance to state- and district-level leaders on the importance of mental health service provision in schools and linkages to such service when direct provision is not feasible.
3. To disseminate information related to comprehensive school mental health systems in Region IV.
Meet our team
Janet Cummings, PhD Pronouns: she, her, hers Project Director |
Terah Kalk, MPH Pronouns: she, her, hers Program Manager |
Andrew Robles, MA Pronouns: he, him, his Assistant Program Coordinator |
Sarah Trello, MPH Pronouns: she, her, hers Program Associate |
Adam Wilk, PhD Pronouns: he, him, his Policy Lead |
Katherine Pickard, PhD Pronouns: she, her, hers Implementation Scientist |
Training, Webinars, and products:
The Southeast MHTTC School Mental Health Initiative has implemented and sponsored in-person and virtual trainings on key topics related to comprehensive school mental health systems. Topics include:
3. Trauma-Informed School Mental Health
4. School Mental Health Policy
5. School Mental Health Workforce
6. School Mental Health Financing
7. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Schools
To view our complete resource catalogue, click HERE.
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For more information about the Southeast School Mental Health Learning Community, please contact [email protected].
