Equity Series Part 1: Health & Mental Health Equity
Source: National TTA Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC)
Resource Type: Video or Webinar
Transformation Team Subjects: School-based Services
Key Topics: Culturally Responsive Practices, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Schools
This is a recording of a three-part virtual learning series that focused on understanding the social determinants of health and education, exploring opportunities to use systems of care principles to enhance health equity and collaboration, and leveraging the strength and resilience within the communities we serve through strategic and culturally responsive partnerships.
Primary Audience for Series:
School-based mental health professionals (school social workers, school counselors, school psychologists)
Community-based mental health providers (counselors, social workers, clinical directors)
Education leaders (state, district, county school administrators)
The first session in the learning series explored how to identify the social determinants of health in an education environment, and why attention to health and education equity impacts our long-term contributions to community wellness. Participants explored personal experiences and preconceived ideas regarding systemic inequity, and they developed actionable commitments for individual and collective growth.
After completing this series, viewers should be able to:
- Identify a common language among cohort groups for identification of health and educational equity
- Explore individual and collective pressure and pride points of health equity in work environment
- Create reflection and commitments for individual and collective growth
Training Series:
Part 1: Health & Mental Health Equity
Part 2: Systems of Care & School Leadership
Part 3: Community & Caregiver Partnerships