Episode 4: It's Elementary! Constructing a Continuum of Mental Health Supports

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction defines the "Continuum of Mental Health Supports" as mental health promotion, early intervention, and treatment services, including crisis support.  Often organized based on the level of need, the continuum creates a proactive, responsive and flexible web of support for all student's mental, behavioral, social and emotional strengths and needs as they shift over time, with a focus on building resilience and protective factors rather than categorizing students based on their perceived deficits. In the fourth episode of our podcast, Carey Jacobson, Director of Clinical Services at Wellpoint Care Network, and Katrina Johnson, Connect Strength Project Manager, discuss how their organizations partner with schools to create a continuum of support.  Wellpoint offers Trauma Sensitive Schools training and consultation and also provides school-based mental health services.  Katrina is a regional trainer for Sources of Strength, a school-based suicide prevention program with an emphasis on peer leadership and curriculums for elementary and secondary students. Episode Transcript  [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rxLX-jnWqTO8mt41QLg7UawPSySK9C9U/view?usp=share_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] Wellpoint Care Network - School Based Mental Health [https://wellpointcare.org/services/mental-health/school-based-mental-health] Trauma Sensitive Schools Training and Consulting [https://wellpointcare.org/services/training-consulting/k-12-schools] Youth Mental Health First Aid [https://www.wishschools.org/resources/youth-mental-health-first-aid.cfm] (WISH Center Training) Connect Strength [https://connectstrength.com/] Sources of Strength  [https://sourcesofstrength.org/] Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health [https://children.wi.gov/Pages/Home.aspx]

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“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.