Download sample forms, checklists, and other materials to facilitate your schoolwide screening program. We are grateful to La Clínica de La Raza and Native American Health Center for providing these samples. RecommendationsAge-based guidance for what to screenDownload PDFWorkplanSample workplan for implementing schoolwide screeningsDownload PDFRoles & ResponsibilitiesList of staff roles and responsibilitiesDownload PDFVisit FormFor screening adolescent […]

Sign up for our newsletter to get updates on the latest webinars. Webinars for California School-Based Health Alliance Members Spring 2024 Policy Update – for Members Only Tuesday, May 21, 3:00-4:00 pm Pacific: Receive an update on our legislative and advocacy work, including our efforts around any bills we are sponsoring or co-sponsoring. Presenter: Jay Calcagno, […]

Fall Meeting: To Be Announced Soon Join the California School-Based Health Alliance for the Inland Empire School Health Coalition meeting that brings together school-based health partners across Riverside and San Bernardino Counties! This event is for Inland Empire educators and health, mental health, and other student support practitioners, and the meeting will focus on trauma-informed […]

Care Beyond the Clinic Walls Our 2022 statewide school health conference – Care Beyond the Clinic Walls – was held at the University of Redlands in San Bernardino on April 29. Keynote Speaker Dr. Dana L. Cunningham is a longtime school psychologist and leading national researcher and practitioner in the development and application of evidence-based […]

Why School Mental Health Matters Schools are uniquely situated to play an important, perhaps leading, role in the prevention and treatment of mental health disorders.  Many students receive mental health services at their school: seventy percent of children receiving services get them at school. 1, 2 The school environment is often a place of protection […]

Successful partnerships linking students to mental health services can be financed through a variety of local, state, and federal funding streams. Included here are several resources that provide funding strategies to support collaborations that link students to mental health services. Principles for Funding School Mental Health Funding can be used for various school-based services; but […]

“Every Community School should have a school-based health center” – José Muñoz, Director, Coalition for Community Schools Community Schools A community school is a school that utilizes a “whole child” approach to education. They integrate a focus on academics with health, social services, community development and community engagement. A robust community school will include the […]

For more information on maximizing revenue generation, please see our guide for school-based health centers on Maximizing Third-Party Reimbursement. Download Guide FPACT Orientation to FPACT can be billed if it happens in the health center or in a room that shares the address with the health center – either as a group (billing code S9446) […]

There is no single funding stream for school-based health centers (SBHCs) and wellness centers in California, and no dedicated state funding. Instead, they are funded through a variety of sources that depend on their lead agencies, student populations, communities and local resources. These funding sources include: reimbursement from Medi-Cal and other third party payers; local, […]

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