Please join the California School-Based Health Alliance for the release of the Student Health Index—the first comprehensive statewide analysis to show where strategic investments in school-based health centers (SBHC) will have the greatest impact on improving student health, mental health and education.
Join our conversation on Wed., Oct. 6, 12 Pacific: https://bit.ly/
The twin pandemics of COVID and racial reckoning have laid bare the evidence of disparities on high needs and low access to health and mental health resources across the state:
- Visits to pediatrician’s offices fell by 58% for all age groups in March 2020.
- Rates of suicidal thinking and behavior are up by 25 percent or more from similar periods in 2019.
- By the end of the 2020/21 school year, students were, on average, five months behind from the previous year.
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond said it best, “Now is the time to invest in what we know works. School-based health centers, especially those that focus on both physical and mental health, are a proven path to better health outcomes for students, and we know that translates into better education outcomes.”
When
Wednesday, October 6, 12:00 - 1:00 PM PST
Hear about the new Student Health Index and how it shines a light on the health and education equity gaps of California's children and youth.
Register to join the conversation: https://bit.ly/
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