Cultural Inclusiveness and Equity WISE Developers

The Central East Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC)

The Central East MHTTC, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and managed by the Danya Institute, Inc., provides training and technical assistance, and supports, develops and disseminates resources to the behavioral health, school mental health and primary care workforce in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region 3. Central East strives to improve the knowledge, skills and capacity of the workforce in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia that provides prevention, treatment and recovery support services to individuals who have and/or are at risk of developing serious mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders. Through our School Mental Health Initiative, we are addressing the need for further implementation of mental health services in school systems. Learn more by visiting our website at https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/content/central-east-mhttc.

The National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH)

The mission of the NCSMH at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is to strengthen policies and programs in school mental health to improve learning and promote success for America's youth.

Through facilitation of Communities of Practice on School Mental Health Health, School Mental Health Collaboratives on Improvement and Innovation Networks (CoIINs), State Coalitions, and other learning collaboratives at local, district, state, regional, and national levels, the NCSMH analyzes diverse sources of information, develops and disseminates practical tools, issue and policy briefs, and promotes the utilization of knowledge and actions to advance successful, innovative, and sustainable school mental health policies, practices, and programs. In addition, the NCSMH works with a wide range of stakeholders invested in collaborative approaches to build a shared family-school-community mental health agenda to reduce barriers to student learning and promote improved student academic, and social-emotional-behavioral functioning.

The NCSMH is committed to strengthening our nation’s current health, education, and mental health staff as it relates to improving children’s mental health and wellbeing and promoting safe and supportive schools. The NCSMH is also focused on helping to build and strengthen the knowledge and skills of our future workforce through pre-service technical assistance and training opportunities. Learn more by visiting www.schoolmentalhealth.org.

Acknowledgements

Cultural Inclusiveness and Equity (CIE) WISE was prepared by the Central East MHTTC in partnership with the NCSMH. We would like to thank our many contributors and extend them our sincere appreciation. A detailed list of contributors is available here.