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The Healthy Thriving Schools Initiative, launched in 2022, is funded and supported through the Foundation for Tulsa Schools and executed by Tulsa Public Schools\u2019 Student and Family Support Services team. This initiative supports staff and resources for implementation of best-practice-model mental health services. The initiative allows TPS to create a district-wide framework to promote the whole child by elevating mental health as a district operational priority, strengthening the district\u2019s social, emotional and mental health foundation and developing the leadership capacity and infrastructure needed to implement a multi-tiered support system.<\/p>
\u201cAs mental health challenges become more prevalent in schools throughout the country, we are very thankful to the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence for recognizing the collaborative work taking place at Tulsa Public Schools to provide the support our students need to be successful, both inside and outside the classroom,\u201d said Moises Echeverria, president and CEO of the Foundation for Tulsa Schools.<\/p>
This initiative allows for the creation of a coordinated effort by the district to use data on student\u2019s behavioral health or social and emotional needs to identify and implement appropriate interventions and to engage community partners in delivering appropriate evidence-based interventions.<\/p>
The initiative created the groundwork to allow the district to receive a $9 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The five-year grant will allow TPS to further develop a sustainable infrastructure of school-based mental health programs and services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t