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Allison Whitman

Allison Whitman, Associate Regional Vice President at Effective School Solutions, brings nearly 20 years of experience supporting individuals ages 8–60 in overcoming trauma, anxiety, and emotional or behavioral challenges. In addition to her leadership role at ESS, she owns and operates a private mental health practice, where she continues her commitment to helping clients build resilience and emotional well‑being.

Allison’s career spans therapeutic residential programs, schools, group homes, outpatient settings, and higher education, giving her a comprehensive understanding of how to deliver effective mental health support across diverse environments. She specializes in trauma‑informed care, crisis management, anxiety treatment, and DBT, and is deeply passionate about strengthening systems that empower growth, foster connection, and make mental wellness an integral part of every community.

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For California school districts

In-school mental health services and simplified CYBHI reimbursement.

We help districts build clinical programming, manage the CYBHI reimbursement process, and capture more eligible reimbursement without adding administrative burden.

  • Implement an in-school clinical program
  • Navigate CYBHI reimbursement from setup through claims
  • Maximize eligible reimbursement with less admin lift 
See How CYBHI Support Works

Learn more about Funding Sustainable School-Based Mental Health Programs

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Our Unwavering Focus on Data Collection

At ESS, we have an unrelenting focus on data, measuring results, and communicating to our partners the proven impact our programming has on mental health, school outcomes and financial sustainability.

With every ESS partner, we will:

• Set data driven goals at the beginning of every implementation

• Have regular “Report Card” meetings in which we share the impact of ESS services

• Monitor data along the way to look for potential risk areas so that these can be proactively addressed

Learn more about our Will to Wellness 6 Step Framework

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