NYC Public School Mental Health Resources

DOE School-based social workers provide direct service to students through individual and group counseling and support their school’s implementation of proactive social-emotional learning and mental health programming. What Tier do School social workers belong in?

• Multi-Tiered Supports - (Tier 1, 2, and 3 supports)

• Tier 1 - 

  Universal Social-Emotional Learning and Wellness Programs

• Tier 2 - 

  Selective Mental Health Supports

• Tier 3 - 

  Targeted Clinical Services

• School-Based Mental Health Clinics (Article 31):

  • Licensed by the New York State Office of Mental Health, these clinics provide individual, family and group therapies; crisis and psychiatric assessments; case management; school community outreach; and 24-hour crisis coverage for students. What Tier do they belong to?

• Multi-Tiered Supports - (Tier 1, 2, and 3 supports)

• Tier 1 - 

  Universal Social-Emotional Learning and Wellness Programs

• • Tier 2 - 

    Selective Mental Health Supports

• Tier 3 - 

  Targeted Clinical Services

• • Restorative Practices are a research-based approach to building more inclusive school communities and responding more holistically to student misbehavior. Through Restorative Justice, students are encouraged to utilize social-emotional learning skills for conflict resolution and problem solving, and to take ownership of their own behavior. What Tier is Restorative Justice part of?

• Multi-Tiered Supports - (Tier 1, 2, and 3 supports)

• Tier 1 - 

  Universal Social-Emotional Learning and Wellness Programs

• Tier 2 - 

  Selective Mental Health Supports

• Tier 3 - 

  Targeted Clinical Services

The Community School Mental Health Program is a part of the Community Schools Initiative within New York City. Community Schools incorporate academics with health and mental health services, social services, expanded learning opportunities, and family resources. Through the Office of School Health, mental health managers work with community schools to assess the mental health needs of each school, connect them with the appropriate providers offer educators and families a range of mental health interventions needed within a given school, and create partnerships with community mental health providers. What Tier would this program be part of?

• Multi-Tiered Supports - (Tier 1, 2, and 3 supports)

• Tier 1 - 

  Universal Social-Emotional Learning and Wellness Programs

• Tier 2 - 

  Selective Mental Health Supports

• Tier 3 - 

  Targeted Clinical Services

• School Mental Health Specialist Program:

  • The Specialists support schools by creating school-wide Mental Health Workplans, offering parent workshops, creating linkages to community mental health providers, providing staff trainings, supplementing some selective level services for students, and participating in team meetings addressing crisis intervention and consolidated plans. Specialists also offer crisis intervention and post-vention services as needed, participate in the school’s students support teams for consultations and referrals. What Tier would this program belong in?

• Multi-Tiered Supports - (Tier 1, 2, and 3 supports)

• Tier 1 - 

  Universal Social-Emotional Learning and Wellness Programs

• Tier 2 - 

  Selective Mental Health Supports

• Tier 3 - 

  Targeted Clinical Services