Sustain the school mental health system through braided funding, LCAP indicators, and ongoing program mapping¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · 1 claim (1 mixed) · 1 study (1 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The brief lists key strategies NHUHSD will use to sustain its school mental health system beyond Project Cal-Well, including "incorporating key mental health indicators from the CHKS into the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)", ongoing program mapping of all school-based mental health activities, and leveraging federal School-Based Mental Health Services Providers grants in the short term and a Medi-Cal fee schedule in the long term to pay providers.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Access to federal School-Based Mental Health Services Providers grants, a Medi-Cal fee schedule, and the Statewide Multi-Payer School-Linked Fee Schedule

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• district and county leaders sustaining mental health services for high school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• sustaining a comprehensive multitiered mental health system beyond grant funding

Claims¶

• LEAs' most frequent sustainability strategy in SBHIP project plans was Medi-Cal billing, despite many LEAs lacking billing infrastructure [~W]

Related Strategies¶

• Blend and braid county sales tax and city parcel tax funding sources to maximize impact and sustainability
• Sustain district mental health initiatives by braiding grant funding into annual plans, ongoing surveys, and reimbursement streams
• Sustain school mental health programs through multi-payer fee schedules and alignment with existing initiatives
• Sustain school mental health services by blending one-time grants with ongoing reimbursement streams
• Assign tiered fiscal responsibility: education funds Tier 1 and some Tier 2 supports, while the health system funds expanded Tier 2 and Tier 3 services
• Federal policy should fund wraparound supports and community schools integrating health, mental health, social services, and extended learning time

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Northern Humboldt Union High School District: Aligning Mental Health Initiatives With a Multi-Tiered System of Supports Through Project Cal-Well. (2024). WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED655969