Behavioral Health Services
The NCESD Behavioral Support Services team supports districts in efforts to enhance students’ emotional and behavioral wellness while seeking to reduce or remove related non-academic barriers to learning. Our goal is to assist students to be emotionally and behaviorally healthy and supported so they may attend and engage at school to their fullest potential and graduate ready to achieve their goals in life.
The services offered by the Student Support Services Department varies somewhat annually, integrating a number of funding sources, but an enduring core of our work has been and remains the Student Assistance Program. We also offer a menu of training and technical assistance offerings for school staff related to student emotional and behavioral health, skills, programs, and strategies.
What does Behavioral Health mean?
Behavioral Health is defined as the promotion of mental health, resilience and wellbeing; the treatment of mental and substance use disorders; and the support of those who experience and/or are in recovery from these conditions, along with their families and communities. (SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)
Upcoming Trainings
Upcoming events listed on pdEnroller with the tag “Behavioral Health” will appear below. You can also view all upcoming events on pdEnroller.
Annual Calendar
The calendar below is for your reference of student health campaigns through the year. We keep this document updated. You can view the Google Doc here.
News & Resources
Sign up to receive news and resource from the NCESD Behavioral Heath team in your email inbox. The team sends out a regular monthly newsletter filled with great resources, and sometimes they send “alerts” for timely information and news.
Archives
Check out our archive of past resources and news below. Use the filters to narrow down the topic you are interested in learning about.
Trainings, Programs & Technical Assistance
Our team keeps the slides below updated with the latest information about trainings, programs and assistance that NCESD can provide to school districts. For more information, please connect with Shelley Seslar at shelleys@ncesd.org.
Are you interested in Behavioral Health training for your district staff? Fill out our Request Form
Emotional & Behavioral Distress Planning
Our team updates the slides below on a regular basis with information about Emotional & Behavioral Distress Planning. For more information, please contact Shelley Seslar at shelleys@ncesd.org.
Suicide Prevention, Intervention & Postvention
Our team updates the slides below on a regular basis with information about Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention. For more information, please contact Shelley Seslar at shelleys@ncesd.org.
Local Resources & Crisis Lines
Our team keeps the information below updated with the latest information. If you see something that needs to be updated or added, please contact Shelley Seslar at shelleys@ncesd.org.