SERIES DESCRIPTION 

The Central East MHTTC in collaboration with the National Center for School Mental Health is pleased to offer a school mental health webinar series with a focus on advancing high quality, sustainable school mental health from a multi-tiered system of support, trauma sensitive, and culturally responsive and equitable lens. To familiarize yourself with the foundations of school mental health, please review the school mental health guidance document.

SERIES LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Gain increased awareness of school well-being within a multi-tiered system of school mental health supports and services
• Support trauma-informed systems in schools
• Increase understanding of strength-based practices that promote student academic and social-emotional-behavioral success

• Learn to provide more culturally responsive and equitable services and supports
• Hear perspectives on school mental health from school, district and state levels
• Obtain insight into how youth, families, schools and communities can best work together to address student mental health needs  

PRESENTER

Shanéa Thomas, Ed.D, LICSW, LGBTQ+ Training Specialist & Assistant Clinical Research Professor, University of Maryland School of Public Health

AUDIENCE

Educators, Administrators, Health and Behavioral Health Care Professionals, Central East (Region 3) Project AWARE Grantees, Policymakers and Advocates, and Child-Serving Agency Staff