National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH)
Welcome to the National Center for School Mental Health.
The mission of the National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) is to strengthen policies and programs in school mental health to improve learning and promote success for America's youth. From its inception in 1995, the Center's leadership and interdisciplinary staff has promoted the importance of providing mental health services to children, adolescents, and families directly in schools and communities.
Announcements
- The 2024 Black Mental Wellness Conference: Disrupting Spaces will be held on November 8 in Silver Spring, MD.
- The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health and the NCSMH piloted mental health transition resources, Maryland School Mental Health Transition Resources.
- Subscribe to our mailing list.
- We are hiring clinicians for Baltimore City schools!
- The updated 2024 School Mental Health Quality Guides are available!
- Trauma-Informed Learning Series for School-Based Clinical Trainees now available: NCS3 TFIT Brochure.
- Get into SHAPE! Register with the SHAPE system to improve the quality of your school mental health system & learn about SHAPE's built-in school mental health assessments!
Key Resources
- Parents to Parents: After Your Child's Suicide Attempt is a video resource for parents that was just released by the Zero Suicide Institute and Parents to Parents.
- The National Trauma-Focused Intern Training (T-FIT) for Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, and Other School Mental Health Trainees is a 9-module video series designed for school-based clinical trainees.
- Social Influencers of Health and Education series with the School-Based Health Alliance and the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools:
- Mental Health and Schools: Best Practices to Support Our Students - Implications for Policy, Systems, and Practices from the Baker Center for Children and Families Evidence-Based Policy Institute.
- Cultural Inclusiveness and Equity (CIE) Well-being Information and Strategies for Educators (WISE) from the Central East MHTTC and the NCSMH.