Tackling the pediatric behavioral health crisis: Benefits of developing a school-based mental health program
December 2025
Are you interested in developing a school-based mental health program? This webinar will walk through the benefits of integrating behavioral health services in school-based health centers and other school-based settings, how to begin, and sustainability.
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Learning objectives:
1. Understand how to assess capacity to build a comprehensive mental health program.
2. Describe the essential components of a long-term mental and behavioral health program to serve a pediatric population within a school setting.
3. Identify best practices to promote sustainability of a school-based mental health program
This webinar was developed with input and support from Ohio Alliance regional coordinators and insights from the field.
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Additional resources
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School-Based Health Center 101 Toolkit Ohio School-Based Health Alliance
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Recruitment and Retention of School Health and School Mental Health Staff School-Based Health Alliance
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Telehealth and telemental health School-Based Health Alliance
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Pediatric mental health care access (PMHCA) programs and school-based health centers (SBHCs) School-Based Health Alliance
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HIPAA + FERPA: What pediatric mental health care access programs working with school-based health centers need to know School-Based Health Alliance



