About Our Center The mission of the Center for School Mental Health (CSMH) is to strengthen policies and programs in school mental health to improve learning and promote success for America's youth. Our Staff:
The CSMH is an energetic and committed team, including youth and families, educators, social workers, psychologists, licensed professional counselors, psychiatrists, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, administrative staff, and other health and mental health staff. Our team members are advocates, clinicians, teachers, and researchers, all working on the "front lines" of effective school mental health promotion. What We Do:
Through participation in and development of a broad and growing Community of Practice, the CSMH analyzes diverse sources of information, develops and disseminates policy briefs, and promotes the utilization of knowledge and actions to advance successful and innovative mental health policies and programs in schools. The CSMH works with a wide range of stakeholders invested in integrated approaches to reduce barriers to student learning, including families, youth, educators, mental health and other child system staff, advocates, legislators, researchers and government officials. The CSMH will continue to host national and regional conferences to advance research, policy, and practice related to mental health in schools. Funding:
We are supported in full by Project U45 MC 00174 from the Office of Adolescent Health,
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Service
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. | |
