This meeting explored how to increase family and youth voice in school behavioral health.
The meeting objectives:
- Explore the best practices in engaging families and youth in school behavioral health.
- List engaging strategies to include families and youth in school behavioral healthShowcase a school journey of engaging families and youth in the SSWP process.
Presenters:
- Charneta Scott, Ph.D., Project Manager, DC Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)
- Ronald LaFleur, MSW, LICSW, Project Co-Coordinator (Project AWARE), DBH, OSSE
- Valerie Nicholas-Christian, Director of Student Staff Support Services Team, Friendship Public Charter School - Chamberlain Campus
- Elizabeth Reddick, Parent, Family & Youth Engagement Practice Group
- Simone Sawyer, MSPH, CHHCS/GWU, Youth-Adult Partnerships Workgroup
- Nadia Gold-Moritz, Executive Director, The Young Women’s Project
- Nya Grant, Student (BASIS Charter School)
- Morgan "Mo" Butler, Our Minds Matter/DCPS Youth Mental Health Ambassador Program