School Health
School Health Services
- Healthy school environments
- Healthy behaviors of students and school staff
- Legislative requirements related to school health
- District plans implementing model prevention programs
School Health Service is designed to assist districts and campuses by providing professional development and technical assistance in areas related to:
- Healthy school environments
- Healthy behaviors of students and school staff
- Legislative requirements related to school health
- District plans implementing model prevention programs
Mental Health
Official TEA website developed to provide information to help schools support students’ mental and behavioral health. The webpage contains links to numerous resources and other websites regarding required training, policy and procedures in mental health areas. Direct links to notable resources on the website are listed below:
Texas School Mental Health
The Texas School Mental Health Website, a new TEA website, strives to districts and campuses with the resources and tools needed to develop a comprehensive school mental health system. The website includes a toolkit, searchable database, learning modules and many resources and supports for schools. Direct links to several important resources on the website are listed below:
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Texas School Mental Health - Practice Guide & Toolkit
This Toolkit provides guidance and resources to help Local Education Agencies plan and build comprehensive school mental health systems under the Safe and Supportive Schools Program.
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Texas School Mental Health Resources Database
This searchable database, created in response to Senate Bill 11, helps schools and ESCs identify and access regional and statewide mental health resources to better support students.
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Resources Overview
Identified resources are categorized for several areas: Texas Resource Database, Families, Students, Educators, School Counselors, Community Partners and COVID-19.