Federal policy should fund wraparound supports and community schools integrating health, mental health, social services, and extended learning time¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 mixed) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The brief recommends a comprehensive approach providing children with the health, mental health, social services, extended learning time, after-school programming, and other supports they need to thrive. It proposes creating a Children's Cabinet to integrate and streamline programs and funding streams across federal agencies, and significantly increasing funding for community schools and community partnerships connecting these supports to schools.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Cross-agency coordination through a Children's Cabinet integrating and streamlining programs and funding streams

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• children in poverty
• students in under-resourced communities

Target Learning Goals¶

• social, emotional, and academic needs met so students can learn

Claims¶

• School-based mental health supports benefit students, but staffing ratios and service availability fall far short of recommendations [~W]

Related Strategies¶

• MTSS wraparound services with adequate counseling ratios and continuous improvement monitoring
• Invest in supportive-community strategies—mental health staffing, SEL, restorative practices, and relationship-centered structures—rather than expanded physical security
• Multi-pronged policy strategy for COVID-19 learning recovery for BIPOC students
• Sustain district mental health initiatives by braiding grant funding into annual plans, ongoing surveys, and reimbursement streams
• Sustain the school mental health system through braided funding, LCAP indicators, and ongoing program mapping

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• The Federal Role in Advancing Education Equity and Excellence. (2020). Learning Policy Institute. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED610926