The Alabama Youth Suicide Prevention Program (YSPP), an initiative by the Alabama Department of Public Health, is developing and implementing statewide youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies throughout the state. The program involves multiple stakeholders from schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, foster care systems, programs that address mental…
The Case for Universal Mental Health Screening At mdlogix, we believe any kind of school-based mental health support is a step in the right direction, but we are strong proponents of screening entire student populations (i.e. universal screening) for a variety of risk factors. When we talk to staff who…