Mental Health in Schools: A District Leader’s Guide
Get the tools your district needs to strengthen mental health support for your K-12 students.
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Read the latest research about mental health challenges K-12 students may be facing, including:
Violence Prevention in Schools
Learn how to lead efforts in preventing violence and building safer, more supportive schools.
Mental Health and Technology
Explore the link – both positive and negative – between technology and mental health.
Understanding Depression in Teens
Take the lead in understanding teen depression and creating a school environment that prioritizes youth well-being.
About ESS
Effective School Solutions provides in-person mental health and behavioral support programs to help high-risk students reach their full potential. Our MTSS for Mental Health Care & Behavioral Support include intensive clinical programming, moderate intensity care, professional development, coaching, and consulting.
A Program Model Backed by Data
All ESS services include robust progress monitoring, including quarterly data analysis reports for districts and anytime/anywhere access to program impact data through our MindBeat Pulse® data dashboard.
95%
of Students prevented from an ODP
Therapeutic outplacement care includes residential treatment and out of district placement for Tier 3 students.
Up to 1
in GPA for Struggling Students
Tier 3 students who entered program with a GPA of less than 2.0.
34%
Reduction in absences for students with Chronic Absenteeism
Students with five or more absences in the marking period prior to enrollment in ESS.
34%
Reduction in absences for students with Chronic Absenteeism
Students with five or more absences in the marking period prior to enrollment in ESS.
ESS is making such a difference for our students and our district. ESS students are attending classes, getting involved in school and are now able to benefit from all that our district can provide.
Dr. Michael Weissman
Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Services, Westfield, NJ