Mental Health Strategies for Safer School Communities
This course will enhance your knowledge of school safety responsibilities, and the role school mental health professionals (SMHPs) play in creating safe and supportive environments in schools. You will learn about best practices and approaches to prevention, response and recovery based on the multi-tiered system of support framework.
| Designed For | System leaders and administrators |
| Topics | School safety |
| Platform | Bluebird |
| Source | Preventing School Violence (PRVNT) |
Learning outcomes
- Compare how services differ across tiers of the multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS - universal, targeted, intensive).
- Explain how mental health promotion strategies contribute to a safe and supportive environment.
- Assess the appropriateness of an intervention in a given school crisis.


