Sacramento County Public Health and the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) today announced the launch of their groundbreaking partnership that over the next several years will place mental health clinicians in every school in the county and help make schools “centers of wellness” in their communities.
To address student mental health, clinicians will provide direct mental health services and work with school staff to integrate social-emotional learning and relationship building strategies into the entire school community.
By bringing the education and health systems together as partners, the vision is to create a continuum of care for mental health and wellness throughout Sacramento County’s education system. Early intervention will help eliminate the school-to-prison pipeline, reduce the number of “system- involved” adults and adolescents, and mitigate the onset and impact of mental health disorders in Sacramento County.
“Placing clinicians in schools in Sacramento County will help identify and address the mental health and wellness needs of our students,” said Peter Beilenson, M.D., Director of the Department of Health Services. “We hope that within the next several years, every school in the County will have its own clinician.”
Announcement includes list of pilot schools.
Read full announcement from the county here.
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