Universal mental health screening systems in Cal-Well districts

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Description

A district-level universal screening system in which every Project Cal-Well district in Stanislaus County now administers a mental health screener, such as the Covitality screening tool. Despite pandemic-era implementation hurdles and screener-selection challenges, the districts sustained ongoing screening, and the brief notes these efforts "yielded valuable lessons that have been shared with other districts across the county."

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Selection of an appropriate screener and district capacity to administer it

Constraints

• Initial implementation hurdles related to the COVID-19 pandemic and screener selection

Target Learners

• all students in participating Stanislaus County districts

Learning Goals

• early identification of mental health needs

Claims

Related Designs

• Mental and behavioral health referral pathways and community of practice
• Universal mental health screening toolkit: SAEBRS, SDQ, ProQOL, and monthly Kelvin real-time pulses

Examples

• Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS): the screener Del Norte used with teacher and student informants

Key Sources

• WestEd. (2024). Stanislaus County Office of Education: Project Cal-Well Journey. https://www.wested.org

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title	Universal mental health screening systems in Cal-Well districts
description	A district-level universal screening system in which every Project Cal-Well district in Stanislaus County now administers a mental health screener, such as the Covitality screening tool.
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-09
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sources	1 — wested-2024

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