The California Department of Education (CDE) received a $1.9 million per year grant for five years from SAMHSA.  Project Cal-Well is a consortium of the CDE and three grantee LEA's: San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE), Garden Grove Unified School District, and ABC Unified School District.  SDCOE partnered with Chula Vista Elementary School District and Mountain Empire and Warner Unified School Districts to:

• Increase awareness of student mental health issues among school staff, parents, students , and communities;
  
• Provide training for school staff, parents, and community partners to identify and support students that may be experiencing emotional distress , and mental illness;
  
• Improve school climate;
  
• Connect students to culturally, linguistically and developmentally appropriate school or community-based mental health services;
  

 The intent of these efforts is to develop comprehensive, coordinated plans for advancing wellness and resilience in educational settings for school-aged youth.

Mental Health training on the following topics are scheduled throughout the year at SDCOE facilities and school districts.  For more information on training or for resources related to each topic, please click on the links below:

• Youth Mental Health First Aid  (Please insert webpage here from above)
• Mental Health First Aid  (Please insert webpage here from above)
• Compassionate Schools (Will develop page for this page)
• Trauma Informed Care in Schools (Will develop this page)
• Brain Based Engagement Strategies and Managing Challenging Students (will develop this page)
• Cal-Well Triannual Newsletters (please insert attached newsletter)

Information/Prevention/Mental Health Promotion

• California Mental Health Services Authority Regional K-12 Student Mental Health Initiative website
• At-Risk Training Simulation
• Search Institute –Developmental Assets
• Center for Mental Health in Schools
• National Children Mental Health Awareness Day
• National Association of School Psychologists
• Children's Mental Health Network
• Live Well San Diego
• Back to School- Mental Health America
  

• National Association of School Psychologists –School Safety and Crisis Resources
  
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Responding to a School Crisis
  
• UCLA Mental Health in Schools  - A Resource Aid: Responding to a Crisis at a School 

• The Doughy Center- The National Center for Grieving Children & Families
• Helpguide.org
• Sesame Street – Grief
  

Trauma-Informed Care

• ACEs Connection
  
• American Psychological Association – Children and Trauma 
  
• California Center of Excellence for Trauma Informed Care 
  
• Child Trauma Toolkit (PDF)
  
• Creating and Advocating for Trauma-Sensitive Schools (PDF)
  
• Helping Children and Youth Who Have Experienced Traumatic Events (PDF)
  
• Helping Traumatized Children Learn (PDF)
  
• Talking About Trauma (PDF)
  
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Administration for Children and Families - Treatment and Trauma-Informed Care  

Suicide Prevention

• Crisis Hotline: 888-724-7420
  
• Acess and Crisis Line Online Chat
  
• It's Up to Us – Suicide Prevention and Support 
  
• Suicide Prevention Awareness
  
• Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
  

For Teens:

• Teenline Online
  
• Teen Line Poster
  
• Teen Line Cards 
  

For Parents:

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry– Facts for Families
  
• Parent Further (Search Institute- Asset Development)
  
• Local Parenting Classes - Positive Parenting Program
  
• National Association of School Psychologists – Information for Families
  
• San Diego County It's Up to Us -- Resources for Parents
  
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Child Welfare Gateway, General Resources and Tips for Parents
  
• The Doughy Center- The National Center for Grieving Children & Families
  
• Helpguide.org
  
• Sesame Street – Grief
  
• Healthy Children.org  (from the American Academy of Pediatrics) - Emotional Problems
  
• Live Well San Diego
  
• Center for Parent Information and Resources - Dissemination 
  

• Crisis Hotline: 888-724-7240
  
• 211 San Diego
  
• Directory of Behavioral Health Services Providers (PDF)
  
• It's Up to Us
  
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) San Diego
  
• Mental Health America of San Diego County 
  
• NAMI Child and Adolescent Action Center