Behavioral Health: Student and Staff Support
Resources and
information to support the behavioral health and wellbeing of California's students and staff in TK-12 Schools.
On Demand Support Apps for Parents and Youth
BrightLife kids provides confidential behavioral health coaching, tools, and resources for parents or caregiver of children ages 0-12 in English and Spanish. No insurance needed. More information and a QR code to download the BrightLife Kids app can be found on their informational BrightLife Kids poster (PDF).BrightLife Kids offers telephone support for 17 other languages BrightLife Kids: (888) 224-7332
Soluna provides confidential behavioral health support, multimedia resources, and peer communities for youth ages 13-25 in English and Spanish. No insurance needed. More information and a QR code to download the Soluna app can be found on their informational Soluna poster (PDF, 4.2MB). Soluna offers telephone support for 17 other languages. Soluna: (844) 582-2111
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has established the
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to let those struggling or in crisis know that help is available. A 988 Partner Toolkit is also available that provides communication outreach materials to support integration of the lifeline into ongoing community behavioral health programs and ensure a common understanding of how the 988 system functions.
Digital Ecosystems Resources
The amount of time children and youth spend with digital media today can be substantial, raising questions about how best to support healthy tech-involved and online experiences. The American Academy of Pediatrics provides for families, clinicians and practitioners (e.g., psychologists, social workers, counselors, educators), industry, and policy makers, as well as .
HIPPA FEPRA Toolkit
Education and behavioral health partners are coming together to improve access to services for children, youth, and families. For these collaborations to succeed, it is necessary to consider the importance of information-sharing to facilitate and coordinate care, and the importance of privacy to maintain confidentiality and build trust. This Toolkit explains how two federal data privacy laws - the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule - might apply in different school-behavioral health partnerships in California.
Cal-MAP School-Based Project ECHO
The case-based learning model of Project ECHO increases the capacity of school and school-based health center staff to successfully deliver best-practice mental health interventions to youth and for them to learn strategies for managing students' challenges. In case discussions, participants support one another to reduce their occupational burnout and gain competency in leading effective peer mentoring.
ACEs Awareness Campaign
This campaign increases understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences and their potential health impacts and offers science-based, healing-centered resources.
Behavioral Health
Strategies, resources, and training in psychological and behavioral health issues that may arise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Child/Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI)
Reimagining the systems that support behavioral health and wellness for California’s children and youth.
Supporting Resilience in Schools
Information and resources for Educators and Parents supporting students who have experienced trauma.
Trauma-Informed Training
The Safe Spaces training helps individuals working with children and youth ages 0-18 recognize and respond to signs of stress and trauma. Recognize, Respond, Connect is a no-cost, online 50-minute training to provide information on how school staff, as trusted adults, can support the social, emotional, and physical well-being of students by creating learning environments where students feel safe, accepted, and valued.
Youth Suicide Prevention
Information and resources for Educators and Parents supporting students who have experienced trauma.