The School-Based Mental Health and Wellness Program (SBMHW) is a new grant-funded program dedicated to providing services, resources and support focused on mental health and wellness across the school communities throughout Siskiyou County.  SCOE’s School-Based Mental Health and Wellness Program will partner with schools, parents, families and other organizations serving youth to:

• Improve social-emotional learning across grade-levels and content areas;

• Provide SEL (Social Emotional Learning) universal screening to identify areas of strength and areas in need of improvement to foster measurable growth and improvement; 

• Connect parents and families to community resources to support mental health and wellness;

• Coach new and experienced teachers in trauma-informed practices, culturally-relevant teaching strategies and restorative practices; 

• Collaborate with schools and districts to develop Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 prevention and intervention strategies; 

• Partner with the Siskiyou County Behavioral Health Department to provide timely Tier 3 services for students on school campuses, and

• Develop an ongoing campaign to destigmatize mental health.

Social Emotional Learning in Siskiyou County Schools