AGENCY TESTIMONY
Article 31 Clinics and mental health services tiers
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Dr. Smith explains the role of Article 31 Clinics in providing mental health services in schools and describes the three tiers of services offered.
- Over 200 Article 31 Clinics serving 150,000+ students, with more pending approval
- Services offered through clinics or community-based organizations (CBOs)
- Three tiers of services: targeted, selective, and universal
- Collaboration between various departments for clinic operation and support
Dr. Erica Lynne Smith
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There are over 200 article 30 one clinics serving over 150,000 students with more pending approval.
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Once approved, these clinics will serve thousands of additional students.
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Mental health services are offered through Article 31 Clinics or community based organizations, CBOs, that employ mental health professionals licensed to address treatment and supportive needs.
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Clinics provide traditional outpatient mental health services in schools.
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These clinics provide treatment and provide a range of individual, group, and family clinical interventions.
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Services are designed to address different needs across 3 tiers of services, targeted, selective, and universal.
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Targeted services meet the needs of students that have a diagnosable mental health disorder that require intensive and specialized interventions and supports.
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Selective services are intended for students that may be presenting or at risk of developing symptoms associated with mental health diagnosis.
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Many of these services are preventive and reduce the risk of development of a diagnosable mental health disorder.
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They can be provided alone or function as a support to other interventions from the other tiers.
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Services can include groups to learn how to regulate emotions or individual supportive counseling.
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Universal services are more generalized, are provided school wide, and can include services like presentations and professional development for teachers.
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Providing mental health services in schools presents both challenges and opportunities.
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SMH emphasizes the need for a comprehensive approach that includes all three service tiers to best health department's Division of Mental Hygiene's Bureau of Children, Youth, and Families, and the New York City, Public Schools Office of Safety and Youth Development.
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SIF and OSH collaborate closely on processes involved in operating a licensed mental health clinic in a school, Providers seeking state licensure to open a school based health clinic require a letter of support from the local government.
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While SIF reviews the provider's application, OSH assess the school's need and readiness for a satellite clinic and provides implementation support in the delivery of on-site services.
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We also partner with the Office of Safety and Youth Development in an advisory capacity and assist in furthering their work in in the areas of crisis prevention inter and intervention and suicide prevention.
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In schools we work in, we partner with all New York City public schools' supportive staff, including school social workers and guidance counselors.
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I will now turn to each of the bills except introduction 1103, which assistant commissioner Jamie Neckels will address.
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Overall, we appreciate the council's interest in the topic of wellness and the values of bringing student voice to
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