Reporting
By September 15 of each year, each PSU will report to DPI on:
- Content of the school-based mental health plan adopted in the unit, including the mental health training program and suicide risk referral protocol, and
- Prior school year compliance with requirements of this policy.
In efforts to embed/align this reporting requirement with other related submissions, questions have been added to the Healthy Active Children report that is due at the same time. The Healthy Active Children (HAC) reporting portal is now open. All PSU's, Lab Schools, Regional Schools and Charter Schools have been given access to the HAC reporting portal through their HAC point of contact.
PSU's should plan to report on these questions in addition to uploading their School Mental Health Improvement Plans.
1. What data sources did you use to help identify priorities?
- YRBS (Youth Risk Behavior Survey)
- Annual School Health Services Report
- PowerSchool Data
- Say Something App
- SHAPE (School Health Assessment and Performance Evaluation)
- ECATS MTSS Early Warning System data
- FAM-S
- District Report Card data
- Other: ___________________________
2. Does your plan address universal promotion of mental and social-emotional wellness and prevention through core instruction, curriculum, and school environment?
If YES, logic adds: Please describe at least two universal promotion of mental and social-emotional wellness and prevention activities in your plan.
3. Does your plan include a mental health training program provided to school employees addressing the topics listed below, including at least six hours of content for initial training occurring within first six months of employment and annual subsequent training of at least two hours?
- Youth mental health
- Suicide prevention
- Substance abuse
- Teenage dating violence
- Child sexual abuse prevention
- Sex trafficking prevention
- Adult social emotional learning/mental wellness
Please list here titles of trainings you utilize: ___________________________________
4. To what extent did your PSU address mental health training programs provided to school employees addressing the topics of youth mental health, suicide prevention, substance abuse, teenage dating violence, child sexual abuse prevention, sex trafficking prevention, and adult social-emotional learning/mental wellness in the 2021-2022 school year?
- Fully addressed
- Somewhat addressed
- Not addressed
5. Does your plan address early intervention for mental and social-emotional health, including:
- Processes for identifying students who are experiencing and/or are at risk of developing SEL and/or mental health issues at school.
- Annual review of the PSU’s policies, procedures, and/or practices for crisis intervention.
- Identification of methods for strengthening the PSU’s response to mental and social-emotional health and substance use concerns in the school setting, including the role of crisis intervention teams.
- Annual review of the PSU’s discipline policies and practices.
- Identification of strategies to avoid over-reliance on suspension or expulsion in the discipline of students with identified mental and social-emotional health or substance use concerns
- Inclusion of PSU in the local community emergency preparedness plan.
6. To what extent did your PSU address early intervention for mental and social-emotional health in the 2021-2022 school year?
- Fully addressed
- Somewhat addressed
- Not addressed
7. Does your plan address how students in need will access. and transition within and between school and community-based mental health and substance use services, including:
- Strategies to improve access to school and community-based services for students and their families, e.g., by establishing arrangements for students to have access to licensed mental health professionals at school.
- Strategies to improve transitions between and within school and community-based services, e.g., through the creation of multi-disciplinary teams to provide referral and follow-up services to individual students.
- Formalized protocols for transitioning students to school following acute/residential mental health treatment.
8. To what extent did your PSU address how students in need will access and transition within and between school and community-based mental health and substance use services in the 2021-2022 school year?
- Fully addressed
- Somewhat addressed
- Not addressed
9. Does your plan address improving staffing ratios for licensed specialized instructional support personnel such as school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, and school occupational therapists?
10. To what extent did your PSU address improving staffing ratios for licensed specialized instructional support personnel such as counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, and school occupational therapists in the 2021-2022 school year?
- Fully addressed
- Somewhat addressed
- Not addressed
11. With what mental health and substance use providers does your PSU have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding respective roles and relationships on coordination of referral, treatment, and follow-up for individual students in need of services?
- Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization (LME/MCO)
- Local mental health service provider
- None
- Other: __________________________________
12. To what extent did your PSU address establishing/maintaining Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with mental health and substance use providers regarding respective roles and relationships on coordination of referral, treatment, and follow-up for individual students in need of services in the 2021-2022 school year?
- Fully addressed
- Somewhat addressed
- Not addressed
13. In addition to school personnel, which of the following stakeholders are engaged in your goal of building school, family, and community partnerships to create and sustain coordinated mental and social-emotional health and substance use supports and services for students.
- Students
- Families
- Community service providers
- County/City agencies
- Faith-based organizations
- Professional associations
- University/College
- Others ___________________________________
14. To what extent did your PSU address engaging stakeholders in your goal of building school, family, and community partnerships to create and sustain coordinated mental and social-emotional health and substance use supports and services for students in the 2021-2022 school year?
- Fully addressed
- Somewhat addressed
- Not addressed
15. Do you have a signs of abuse display in a high traffic area of every school that has grades 6-12?
- Yes
- No
- In process
16. To what extent did your PSU address displaying signs of abuse in a high traffic area of all 6-12 schools in the previous school year?
- Fully addressed
- Somewhat addressed
- Not addressed
17. How do you plan to distribute the signs of abuse document to students in grades 6-12?
- Paper document
- Electronic document with record of acknowledgement
- Handbook document with record of acknowledgement
- Other
18. To what extent did your PSU address providing a signs of abuse document to students in grades 6-12 in the previous school year?
- Fully addressed
- Somewhat addressed
- Not addressed
19. What supports does your PSU need to improve compliance with the School Mental Health Policy and improve outcomes for students?