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Mentoring one-on-one in school to build a friendship and have fun. Become a mentor. Donate Now.

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Youth Leaders in Kansas (YLinK) | Department for Aging and Disability Services

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Suicide Prevention | SOS Signs of Suicide by MindWise Innovations

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SOS Signs of Suicide is an affordable, evidence-based youth suicide prevention program for middle and high school students.

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Panorama Education | Supporting Student Success

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Panorama Education helps educators act on data to improve student outcomes in social-emotional learning, school climate, family engagement, MTSS & more.

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The Kansas Communities that Care Student Survey provides valuable insights on the health risk behaviors and opinions of students in your area.

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Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

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A Guide to Resilience - Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

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Protective factors within a child’s developmental environment can help build essential skills to help children cope with adversity and foster resilience.

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All In For Kansas Kids connects families, the workforce, and entire communities as we work toward a future where every Kansas child thrives

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Resources - Grants & Funding News - Kansas Prevention Collaborative

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Kansas Health Institute: Informing Kansas Health Policy

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Since 1995, KHI has worked to provide the insightful research needed to adequately inform those deciding on Kansas health policy.

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Data portal features comprehensive data on hundreds of health related indicators.

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Kansas state courts—including district courts, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court—provide the people of Kansas a venue to resolve disputes through a legal process by interpreting and applying the law and by determining which laws are unconstitutional.

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1-800-CHILDREN - Kansas Children’s Service League, Inc.

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From common questions to critical concerns, 1-800-CHILDREN offers free and confidential support on a variety of parenting issues.

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Kansas Sunflower Foundation-Fights Addiction 

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Alternatives to Exclusionary Discipline

Exclusionary discipline policies, such as suspensions or expulsions, can have long-term negative consequences on youth (e.g. school dropout and involvement in the juvenile justice system) and school climate ( White House Report: The Continuing Need To Rethink Discipline; HHS and U.S. DoE Policy Statement on Exclusionary Discipline). Although federal data demonstrate steady declines in suspensions and expulsions, data indicate that students of color and students with disabilities continue to be disproportionately suspended or expelled.

Several states have addressed the negative consequences and disparities related to exclusionary discipline by enacting policies that direct schools and districts to eliminate or reduce punitive discipline practices and/or implement restorative practices.

Sources: Data retrieved via an extensive independent review by the NCSMH and supplemented by additional sources, including:

National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). (2020). State Policy Database: Alternatives to Exclusionary Discipline. Retrieved from: https://statepolicies.nasbe.org/health/categories/social-and-emotional-climate/alternatives-exclusionary-discipline

Education Commission of the States. (2018). School Discipline: Are there non-punitive approaches outlined as alternatives to suspension or expulsion? Retrieved from: http://ecs.force.com/mbdata/MBQuest2RTanw?rep=SD1804

All 50 states and the District of Columbia have either anti-bullying laws, regulations, model policies, or a combination of all three. These require districts to engage in bullying prevention and to respond when bullying occurs. Although it is necessary to address bullying, there is concern regarding the reliance on punitive responses to bullying. Punitive discipline practices do not reduce incidents of bullying and do not address harm.

The links in the map lead to state pages on stopbullying.gov, a site hosted by the US Department of Health and Human Services. In addition to describing the laws, policies, and common components, each state page provides link to the policy itself.

The information in the map was originally collected and compiled by several federal government agencies, including U.S. Department of Education (DoE), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of Justice (DOJ).

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Laws, Policies, & Regulations | StopBullying.gov. https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/laws

Every Student Succeeds Act (Chronic Absenteeism and School Climate)

One of the most significant components of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the requirement that states include multiple measures in their accountability systems. In addition to academic indicators (academic achievement, academic growth, graduation rate, and progress in achieving English language proficiency (ELP)), states must select at least one indicator of "school quality or student success" such as:

Rates of chronic absenteeism

College and career readiness

Student or educator engagement

Student access to and completion of advanced coursework

School climate

States have the flexibility to select multiple "school quality or student success" indicators and to use multiple measures within each indicator.

Expanded Medicaid Coverage in Schools

In 2014, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reversed the Free Care Rule, which restricted schools from getting reimbursement for services provided to Medicaid-enrolled students without an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The reversal permits states to allow school districts to bill Medicaid for school-based health services, including mental health services, provided to all Medicaid-enrolled children, not just those with an IEP. To expand this eligibility, states need to take action, typically through modification of state Medicaid plans. For more information on school Medicaid, please visit the Healthy Students, Promising Futures webpage, a Healthy Schools Campaign program.

The map below displays states that have leveraged the policy reversal by expanding Medicaid coverage in schools, states that are in the process, and states that have not yet taken action.

This information was originally compiled by the Healthy Schools Campaign through their Healthy Students, Promising Futures program.

Partnering with and effectively engaging families is critical to the success of comprehensive school mental health systems. The map below displays states that have a policy directing districts to develop or implement plans, policies, or programs related to family engagement in schools.

The information in this map was compiled by the National Association of State Boards of Education.

National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). (2020). State Policy Database: Family Engagement Plans. Retrieved from: https://statepolicies.nasbe.org/health/categories/family-engagement/family-engagement-plans

Funding for school mental health comes from multiple and diverse funding sources, including federal, state, district, school, and private support. The maps below display states that use federal funding sources (U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) and those that use state funding sources (e.g. specific appropriations in state budgets, state taxes, and state education funding).

This information was compiled by the Education Commission of the States. Their policy brief, State Funding for Student Mental Health, details these funding sources and includes several state examples.

The School Mental Health Quality Guide: Funding and Sustainability provides background information on funding and sustainability, best practices, examples from the field, and resources.

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SHAPE - School Health Assessment and Performance Evaluation

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Alternatives to Exclusionary Discipline Exclusionary discipline policies, such as suspensions or expulsions, can have long-term negative consequences on youth (e.g. school dropout and involvement in the juvenile justice system) and school climate ( White House Report: The Continuing Need To Rethink Discipline; HHS and U.S. DoE Policy Statement on Exclusionary Discipline).

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Lemon Aid - Six Feet Over Suicide Postvention & Support

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Lemon-Aid offers assistance with paying for costs associated with the loss of your loved one. Contact us for more information.

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This dashboard displays Kansas suicide death and suicide-related morbidity.

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Youth Lead Mental health upstream approach to suicide prevention.

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OUR VISION IS TOEMPOWER A WELL WORLD Who We Are A best practice youth mental health promotion and suicide prevention program designed to harness the power of peer social networks to create healthy norms and culture, ultimately preventing suicide, violence, bullying, and substance misuse. The mission of Sources of Strength is to prevent adverse outcomes ...

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Resource for student, staff and parents curriculum for suicide prevention

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https://twloha.com/highschool/

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GiveMe20:

2 moms who lost children to suicide talk about their lives and lead students in an activity of filling a box of reminders to seek help when needed.

Giveme20.net