SBBH Examples

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Support Overview

SupportsMTSS TierDescriptionEaseCostResources Required
Classroom Management Strategies1Reinforcing Positive behavior using clear rules and consistent consequences.
Teacher training and professional development
Mental Health Awareness Events (ex. fun run)1Raise awareness, reducing stigma, and encouraging support-seeking.
Planning time, staff time for implementation
School Faculty Training1Training school staff to support student mental health needs.
Staff time outside of school hours
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs1Developing self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills in students.
Curriculum materials, teacher training, and planning time
Mental Health Screening and Referring1,2Screening students and providing referrals for outside care.
Provider contracts, school funding partnerships, data management
Behavioral intervention Plans (BIP)3Creating tailored behavior plans to reduce problematic behaviors.
Staff training, staff time for observation, planning, and implementation
Peer Mediation and Mentoring Programs2Training students to mediate conflicts and support peers.
Training for student mediators and mentors, staff oversight, ongoing support
Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Programs2Supporting students and parents through individuals with lived experience.
Peer specialist training, school collaboration
School-based Telehealth2,3Access to mental health care via telecommunication.
Dedicated space, staff time, telecommunications equipment, Medicaid billing
School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)1Establishing behavioral supports to reduce incidents and increase safety.
Staff training, data collection systems, and ongoing evaluation
Counseling Services (Individual and Group)2,3Providing individual or group counseling by mental heath professionals.
Licensed providers, dedicated space, ongoing training, regulatory compliance
Alternative Schooling or Therapeutic Day Program3Programs for starts with severe behavioral issues.
Specialized staff, a separate facility, transportation, and individualized programming

Service Models

SupportsMTSS TierDescriptionEaseCostResources Required
Screening and Referring Services (SRS)School-community partnership to screen and refer students to outside therapeutic care.
Provider contracts, school funding partnerships, data management
School-Community PartnershipsContracts with health providers to offer on-site behavioral health services.
Contractual agreements, clinical space, licensed clinicians, diverse funding sources
Georgia Apex ProgramState-funded school-provider partnerships prioritizing tier 3 services.
Partnership agreements, detailed proposals, DBHDD funding, Medicaid and private insurer billing
Full-Service In-House CentersHired therapists and social workers providing in-school diagnosis, treatment, and intervention.
Significant funding, dedicated space, providers from various disciplines, extensive coordination