Universal preventive mental health program for students, my healthfirst - mental health effects on children after the pandemic remain unknown; IT is important to have systems in place to support…

Universal preventive mental health program for students, my healthfirst - mental health effects on children after the pandemic remain unknown; IT is important to have systems in place to support children. We are this resource for kids so we can provide them with the support to help them be emotionally healthy and successful in school. We complete a universal mental health screening in underserved districts to assist parents, school personnel, school social workers, teachers, behavioral health providers, and the students understand their need for support. 5TH graders are interviewed by a physician, social worker, and screener confidentially using a modified kaiser survey. If the student scores above a level, the student is considered as having imminent needs. All data is confidentially stored in salesforce for evaluation purposes and analysis. My healthfirst 5TH grade school-based universal mental health and wellness screening is providing an effective, whole student prevention care model which is aligned with federal, state, and local prevention initiatives, mandates, and funding. For youth that show borderline concern, our staff call the parents and survey the parents with the PSC 35 survey. For those that score high enough concern for their children and agree to further support, those kids receive a medically necessary referral to contracted behavioral health. For those not in this category but parents are concerned, these youth with support from our staff, go through support options, EX. Preventive early intervention. We stay with the youth until all care is completed by the provider.