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Goal #4
To significantly increase access to behavioral health supports through schools as measured by:
Action Plan
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Promoting the development of behavioral health clubs in schools and colleges.
Behavioral health clubs offer many opportunities to empower youth with information, support, and a sense of community – all of which are critical factors in improving outcomes for youth.
Benchmarks:
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Create a guide for students and faculty to use when building their own campus behavioral health clubs.
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Learning about school behavioral health service provision efforts.
Staying on top of developments in school behavioral health services is important to understanding how students and families are able to access services through North Sound schools.
Benchmarks:
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Host at least one (1) presentation about school behavioral health services or supports per calendar year.
Definitions
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By family-driven, we mean families have a primary decision-making role in the care of their own children as well as the policies and procedures governing care for all children in their community, state, tribe, territory, and nation.
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By youth-guided, we mean young people have the right to be empowered, educated, and given a decision-making role in the care of their own lives as well as the policies and procedures governing care for all youth in the community, state, tribe, territory, and nation.