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Connecticut’s SS/HS initiative, administered by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, State Department of Education, and Court Support Services Division, and with strong collaboration from Department of Children and Families, supported three SS/HS local school districts that ser...

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Connecting Schools and Communities | Early Childhood | Social and Emotional Well-Being | Trauma Informed/Response

The Menominee Indian School District (MISD), located on the Menominee Tribal Nation in northeastern Wisconsin, was the only Native American LEA to participate in SAMHSA’s SS/HS State Expansion Program.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Connecting Schools and Communities | Cultural Linguistic Competency | Disparities/Disproportionalities | Early Childhood | Integration of Behavioral Health into Primary Care | Policy | Social and Emotional Well-Being | System Change | Trauma Informed/Response

In each of the three SS/HS LEA, 100% of early childhood staff were trained in early childhood social emotional learning and development, with “booster sessions” (e.g., coaching, additional workshops, follow-up to assessments) provided during the school year.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Capacity Building/Workforce Development | Early Childhood | Integration of Behavioral Health into Primary Care | Screening and Assessment | Social and Emotional Well-Being | Vulnerable Populations

The Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and the PAX Good Behavior Game are evidence-based programs (EBPs) that appear on the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP).

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Developmentally Appropriate | Early Childhood | Evaluation | Evidence Based/Informed | School Violence | Social and Emotional Well-Being

Greene County Educational Service Center (ESC) developed the ECMHC program to promote young children’s social and emotional development, to address challenging behaviors, and to assist parents/caregivers of young children in the region who have experienced high levels of trauma or toxic stress....

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Early Childhood | Family Driven | Integration of Behavioral Health into Primary Care | Parent Skills Training | Social and Emotional Well-Being | System Change | Trauma Informed/Response

The Family Center in Concord School District (CSD) is a district-wide early child development program focused on strengthening the home-school connection for Concord families with young children.

Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Developmentally Appropriate | Disparities/Disproportionalities | Early Childhood | Family Driven | Family Strengthening/Family Engagement | Parent Skills Training | Social and Emotional Well-Being | Vulnerable Populations

Describes Colorado's work to promote early childhood social and emotional development through the use of mental health consultants in schools and child care programs. 

Early Childhood | Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Early Care and Education | Education | Social and Emotional Well-Being

Considers the role of educational attainment, degree type (e.g., concentration or major in early childhood or a related field), years of experience, and training. The brief concludes with implications for future research, as well as for policy and practice.

Early Childhood | Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Early Care and Education | Education | Social and Emotional Well-Being

Explores interventions in early childhood that can help prevent drug use and other unhealthy behaviors.

Early Childhood | Substance Use Prevention | Behavioral Health/Mental Health | Social and Emotional Well-Being