Slide 1Slide 2Legislative Forum On Mental Health and School Success Creating A Shared Agenda In Ohio October 9, 2003Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6MissionTo help Ohio’s school districts, community-based agencies,and families work together to achieve improved educationaland developmental outcomes for all children — especiallythose at emotional or behavioral risk and those withmental health problems. Since 2001 Ohio Department of Mental Health Ohio Department of Education Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs at Miami University (http://www.units.muohio.edu/csbmhp)Ohio Mental Health Networkfor School SuccessOhio’s Mental Health, Schools, and Families Shared Agenda Initiativehttp://www.units.muohio.edu/csbmhp/sharedagenda.htmlPhase 1 Statewide forum for leaders of mental health, education, and family policymaking organizations and child-serving systems (March 3, 2003) Phase 2 Six regional forums for policy implementers and consumer stakeholders (April-May, 2003)Phase 3 Legislative forum involving key leadership of relevant house and senate committees (October 9, 2003)Phase 4 Development and release of Shared Agenda reportPhase 5 Ongoing policy/funding advocacy and technical assistance to promote attention to the crucial links between mental health and school successLegislative Forum On Mental Health and School SuccessCreating A Shared Agenda In OhioOctober 9, 2003Phase 5: An Immediate Legislative OutcomeSenate Bill 2Section 3319.61(E)(effective June 9, 2004)“The standards for educator professional development developed under division (A) (3) of this section shall include standards that address the crucial link between academic achievement and mental health issues.”Phase 5Mental Health and School Success:Ongoing Efforts in OhioNetwork participation in planning and implementation of Ohio’s across-agency Access to Better Care (ABC) Initiative: Designed to increase and improve behavioral healthcare for children and families Focusing on prevention, early intervention and treatment servicesOngoing alignment with Positive Behavior Support Initiative in OhioPhase 5Mental Health and School Success:Ongoing Efforts in OhioNetwork’s new SAMSHA-funded:School-Based Mental Health EffectivePractice Integration Council