Behavioral Health Dictionaries
These behavioral health dictionaries aim to establish a shared understanding and common language related to behavioral health terms/concepts, services, interventions, and supports in Massachusetts. Please reach out to us at @email if you have feedback or suggestions about additional definitions to include.
Hospital to School Transition Protocol
This four-page document is to be filled out upon student transition from hospitalization. Stakeholders needed to collaboratively complete this document include the school-based multidisciplinary team, hospital staff, community-based behavioral health providers, student, and family/guardians.
School-Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) Collaboration Toolkit
This toolkit introduces the development of Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) services in the state of Massachusetts through the Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs). This document seeks to to empower educators to partner with families and communities around issues such as major themes found in our focus group analysis of MCI and school collaboration and the utilization of services in the school setting.
Partnership Agreement for School-based Telebehavioral Health Services
This is a template for a partnership agreement for school-based telebehavioral health (TBH) services between a school district and a third-party agency.
2023-2024 TA Center Annual Progress Report
This report summarizes progress on the resources, work, and impact/outcomes at each tier of the SBBH TA Center implementation over the first three years of the project as proposed in the 2021 report, including expanding the Center's foundations and further developing the Western MA regional hub and the statewide center.
Handouts
Check out these one- to two-page handouts geared to a variety of team members—such as parents/caregivers, teachers, and mental health staff—related to children's behavioral and mental health.
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