National Training & Technical Assistance Center

School Mental Health Crisis Leadership Lessons: Voices of Experience from Leaders in the Pacific Southwest Region

Source: Pacific Southwest Mental Health Tech. Transfer Network (MHTTC) (SAMHSA)

Resource Type: Document or Publication

Transformation Team Subjects: School-based Services

Key Topics: Crisis Response, Schools, Trauma-Informed Care, Violence Prevention

To help schools navigate our current crises and prepare for future crises, the Pacific Southwest MHTTC asked educators and school mental health leaders in Region 9 to share their experiences in leading school systems, communities, and sites through crisis. These leaders shared: what did they wish they knew at the time of crisis? What have they learned? What did they take with them? The “School Mental Health Crisis Leadership Lessons” guide provides an overview of the crisis continuum; explores the intersection between school crises and school mental health leadership; and examines each component of the school crisis continuum (readiness, response, recovery and renewal) by learning from voices of experience from the field.