Episode 11: Keeping it Local - Philanthropy in School-Based Mental Health

In 2021, the WEA Member Benefits Foundation began an initiative to support School-Based Mental Health in Wisconsin.  Today's guest, Steve Goldberg, works with funders to engage them in trust-based philanthropy and provide support to local school districts.  Julie Hueller, Coalition Chair, worked with Steve and the Foundation during the initial phase of their funding pilot in Racine.  Listen in to discover how schools and communities invite local business and philanthropy to become long-term partners in sustaining school-based mental health. Episode Transcript  [https://drive.google.com/file/d/196XD6A3lO69lkDUC3uq8FUheqFylVmap/view?usp=drive_link] Show Notes Coalition for Expanding School-Based Mental Health in Wisconsin [https://www.schoolmentalhealthwisconsin.org/] Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction - Comprehensive School Mental Health  [https://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/mental-health/framework] Wisconsin School Mental Health Framework [https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sspw/pdf/CSMH_Overview_Flyer.pdf] WEA Member Benefits Foundation School-Based Mental Health Initiative [https://weafoundation.org/school-based-mental-health-initiative/] Pilot Report  [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Stztcm4UikGxJrqnwM-qZsyx4m0UK5-Z/view?usp=drive_link] Fundraising Pointers [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fWkTnXmyNF7ZDASu2Pfbd_w09XD7a2zc/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=115012525566047842893&rtpof=true&sd=true] SHAPE System School Mental Health Quality Guide - Funding and Sustainability [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sBKfoOxNmcjDFxo3EWBAD-KsmyVu090H/view?usp=drive_link]

Om Podcasten

“School Mental Health Works!” is a quick-dip podcast featuring dialogues on school mental health in Wisconsin. Produced by the Coalition for Expanding School Based Mental Health in Wisconsin, the series highlights the successes and challenges experienced by a range of partners as communities collaborate and show that school mental health works! Episodes feature Coalition board representatives and invited guests – each bringing a unique perspective and experience within Wisconsin’s systems for supporting school mental health. Through thoughtful discussions between mental health providers, school professionals and parents representing lived experience, the series explores each of the six components of Wisconsin’s comprehensive school mental health model including: 1) a continuum of mental health supports; 2) collaboration; 3) needs assessment and resource mapping; 4) mental health referral pathways; 5) sustainability; and 6) data.