Video Clip of the Month
West Virginia Educators Speak
About Mental Health – Part 5
Just One Student...
An elementary school counselor from Wheeling discusses the impact of expanded school mental health services on one young student (1 minutes, 52 seconds).
Part 5 of 5 clips produced by the West Virginia Expanded School Mental Health InitiativeView the 2-minute video...
Link to the five-clip video series
West Virginia Foundation of Learning Supports - Featured Toolkits for May:
Toolkit # 7: Family Engagement
Strong parental involvement with schools is associated with academic achievement, regardless of socio-economic status or parent education. Click here to learn about practices that promote family engagement at the school level.
Strong parental involvement with schools is associated with academic achievement, regardless of socio-economic status or parent education. Click here to learn about practices that promote family engagement at the school level.
The new West Virginia Department of Education Policy 4373 includes requirements for technical assistance, training and staff development on topics related to mental health, school climate and social-emotional learning. Review a list of recommended topics, and locate West Virginia and general staff development resources for your school.
“Expanded school mental health” refers to programs that build on core services typically provided by schools. Expanded School Mental Health is a framework that:
- includes the full continuum of prevention, early intervention and treatment
- serves all students
- emphasizes shared responsibility between schools, mental health service providers and other community partners
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