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California Center for School Climate Youth Public Service Announcements on Student Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Mental Health

California Center for School Climate Youth Public Service Announcements on Student Mental Health and Substance Abuse

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Members of the CCSC Youth Advisory Team create public service announcements to share information about student mental health and substance abuse. Click on the videos below to learn about youth perspectives on these important topics. Transcripts for the videos are available.

Mental Health

Aayushi Khatri – What Everyone Should Know About Student Mental Health

Aayushi Khatri shares about the prevalence of mental health challenges among young people and encourages adults to consider how to provide easily accessible mental health resources to students.

Alexa Southall – What Everyone Should Know About Student Mental Health

Alexa Southall encourages a collective approach to supporting mental health, which includes talking openly and reaching out to others who may be struggling.

Aisha Bilgrammi – What Everyone Should Know About Student Mental Health

Aisha Bilgrammi shares her ideas on how schools can create environments where students can access mental health resources and have their emotional wellbeing supported. 

Substance Abuse

Colin Do – What Everyone Should Know About Substance Abuse

Colin Do discusses underlying issues that may lead to substance abuse among young people and encourages those who are struggling to seek professional help.

Project Cal-Well: Building Sustainable School-Based Mental Health Systems

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Project Cal-Well is a cross-agency mental health initiative led by the California Department of Education focused on building capacity for sustainable school-based mental health systems in local educational agencies (LEAs) throughout California. This document provides information about Project Cal-Well and links to highlights of work conducted during the project’s second cohort (2019-2024). The highlighted partner summaries can also be found using the links below:  

Del Norte Unified School District: A Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health Services Through Project Cal-Well

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Project Cal-Well is a cross-agency mental health initiative led by the California Department of Education focused on building capacity for sustainable school-based mental health systems in local educational agencies (LEAs) throughout California. As part of a series highlighting the work of Project Cal-Well partners in Cohort 2 (2019-2024), this document summarizes how Del Norte Unified School District leveraged Project Cal-Well funding to expand its focus on social and emotional learning, increase awareness of mental health services available to students in the district, effectively use data to make decisions about service needs, and establish a referral system with mental health partners in the community.  

Stanislaus County Office of Education: Project Cal-Well Journey

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Project Cal-Well is a cross-agency mental health initiative led by the California Department of Education focused on building capacity for sustainable school-based mental health systems in local educational agencies (LEAs) throughout California. As part of a series highlighting the work of Project Cal-Well partners in Cohort 2 (2019-2024), this document summarizes how the Stanislaus County Office of Education leveraged Project Cal-Well funding to provide much-needed mental health services to students during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of their work, students and staff at the partner districts in Stanislaus County are now more aware of mental health challenges and how to get help or to support someone who is struggling. 

Paradise Unified School District: Building School Mental Health Systems to Support Healing and Recovery Through Project Cal-Well

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Project Cal-Well is a cross-agency mental health initiative led by the California Department of Education focused on building capacity for sustainable school-based mental health systems in local educational agencies (LEAs) throughout California. As part of a series highlighting the work of Project Cal-Well partners in Cohort 2 (2019-2024), this document summarizes how Paradise Unified School District leveraged Project Cal-Well funding to organize and effectively distribute mental health support services after the Camp Fire, which devastated the Paradise Community in 2018. These efforts led to greater cross-sector collaboration with community partners to provide mental health and other essential services to students and their families.  

Northern Humboldt Union High School District: Aligning Mental Health Initiatives With a Multi-Tiered System of Supports Through Project Cal-Well

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Project Cal-Well is a cross-agency mental health initiative led by the California Department of Education focused on building capacity for sustainable school-based mental health systems in local educational agencies (LEAs) throughout California. As part of a series highlighting the work of Project Cal-Well partners in Cohort 2 (2019-2024), this document summarizes how Northern Humboldt Union High School District leveraged Project Cal-Well funding to shift to a Multi-Tiered System of Support approach to implement a sustainable school mental health system, strengthen connections with community partners, and empower staff to take a proactive approach to supporting students’ mental health.