Change Early Achievers so that there are incentives to serve high risk populations and to not expel children with challenging behaviors
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Provide funding for the Homeless Child Care Assistance Program
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Reduce the teacher to child ratio in the child care and preschool classroom settings
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Build and maintain an on-line information portal containing community based resources, with an emphasis on mental health, that are available to early learning and K-12 schools to assist them in addressing student mental health needs.
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More training for providers
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Expand and enhance Home Visiting programs
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Provide more mental health consultation/coaching access for teachers and providers
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More training for parents
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Increase training for key school staff in working with students who have mental health needs (signs, symptoms and recognition of mental health concerns; FERPA/HIPAA reporting requirements; understanding Access to Care Standards)
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Expansion of trauma informed training
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Increase the availability of trauma informed care training programs
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Support use of evidence based programming/practices targeted toward students to develop in-school peer support programs and reduce stigma of mental health.
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Expand ECEAP, Head Start, and quality child care to include more spaces for children with mental health issues who are not being served
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Identify funding to support effective collaboration between public mental health and schools in meeting the mental health needs of students.
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Provide funding to develop a comprehensive school-community collaboration at the regional/ESD level directing K-12 schools and local community mental health providers to work in partnerships to provide mental health case management services onsite in schools to students and families.
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More support and outreach for parents
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Enhance awareness and programming targeted to specific student groups including but not limited to LGBTQ, Military kids, ethnic and racial minorities, etc.
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Specifically target services and supports for children within the child welfare system
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