Welcome to the PBHUC Learning Community!
Below you will find materials from our past Learning Community meetings. Click on the + on the righthand side of each date to expand and see notes, slides, and other resources from each meeting.
PBHUC Learning Community Resources
Evaluation Materials - Outcome Measure Data Collection Tool
As part of the Pediatric Behavioral Health Urgent Care (PBHUC) grant, we will conduct a multi-site evaluation of different outcome measures to determine the effects of this initiative. Below you will find personalized outcome measure data collection tools and instructions on how to use the outcome measure data collection tool. The reporting period of this round of data collection is January - June 2025.
Grant Management Tools - Demographic/Services Provided Data Collection Tool
As part of the grant management process, we will collect data on the demographics and services provided. Below you will find personalized outcome measure data collection tools and instructions on how to use the outcome measure data collection tool. The reporting period of this round of data collection is January - June 2025.
Available Webinars, Trainings, and Resources
Webinars and Trainings Around Substance Use and Misuse
A-CRA trainings: Please reach out to Vanna (vanna.souksavath@mass.gov) for more information.
You can also find other BSAS training events (both virtual and in-person) on the AdCare website here.
iDecide trainings: iDECIDE (Drug Education Curriculum: Intervention, Diversion, and Empowerment) was developed to provide schools with a science-based intervention for students caught violating school substance use policy (e.g., using at school or at school sanctioned events or reporting to school intoxicated). iDECIDE is an alternative to punitive responses to student substance use.Facilitators will be required to attend a free, one-day training and participate in fidelity checks to maintain their certification. If you have questions regarding how to become an iDECIDE facilitator, please feel free to reach out to our team at iDECIDE@mgh.harvard.edu.
Webinar on "Accessing Emergency Behavioral Health Services in the Community"
A training from Boston Children's Hospital on the Behavioral Health Help Line and CBHCs on accessing behavioral health resources and discussing FAQs. You can watch it here.
The BIRCh Center has an online resource library which different toolkits, protocols, and handouts. Below are some examples of their resources:
- Hospital to School Transition Protocol
- School-Mobile Crisis Intervention Collaboration Toolkit
- Partnership Agreements for School-Based Telebehavioral Health Services
- Zones of Regulation for Families Handout
- 10 Ways to Build Resiliency in Middle School Handout
Here is a direct link to the School-Mobile Crisis Intervention Collaboration Toolkit. It is meant to foster collaboration between schools, MCI teams, and caregivers.
OCTOBER TRAININGS:
PPAL: Juvenile Justice Basics: Juvenile Justice 101
Learn essential information about the juvenile justice process, interactions with police, racial disparities, and the impact on youth and families before or soon after your child is in court.
October 6 from 6pm - 7:30pm: Register Here for virtual training
PPAL: What to Know, What to Expect: Juvenile Justice 102
This workshop is for families whose children are entering, or have recently entered, the Juvenile Justice system. Learn how to work with the Department of Youth Services (DYS), what to expect in court, the commitment process, and how to support your youth returning home.
October 20 from 6pm - 7:30pm: Register Here for virtual training
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The Brookline Center School-Based Telebehavioral Health Pilot Learning Collaborative is excited to sponsor and host this valuable and highly interactive training session to discuss individual and systemic factors contributing to school absenteeism, common school-based anxiety triggers, and how to support students in their transition back to the classroom. This is a must-attend event for any Massachusetts-based staff supporting youth with behavioral health needs!
🌟 Topic: Strategies for Addressing School Absenteeism
🗓 Date: October 27, 2025
⏰ Time: 11:00AM-12:30PM ET
🎤 Facilitator: Maya Massing-Schaffer, PhD, InStride Health
📍 Location: Virtual (Register here)
📌 IMPORTANT NOTES:✅ Continuing Education Credit (CE): DESE & ASWB, you must:
- Attend the entire training
- Score 80% or higher on the post-training quiz
Funding Opportunities
Support for student field placements and practicums
- The Healey Administration is issuing behavioral health internship funds to colleges and universities to be distributed to qualifying students over a two-year period and can be applied to internships being completed in the 2024-2025 academic year and 2025-2026 academic year.
- For more information (and dollar amounts to different schools): https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-awards-124-million-to-support-behavioral-health-workforce
NOTE: Funding for both programs is from the Behavioral Health Trust Fund that was established by the state with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and is managed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Behavioral Health Trust Fund was a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Advisory Commission, which was comprised of 22 members from government and the behavioral health sector (including MAMH and the Association for Behavioral Healthcare).
Sample Communication Documents
Here are example documents that grantees have been using to communicate what about the program to members of the school community:
Example Pamphlet from Riverside
Many of these documents have been translated into Spanish and Portuguese so if you would like to see a copy of those, please email Lina.
Learning Community 10/13/22 - Kick Off Meeting
Learning Community 11/3/22 - Evaluation Discussion
Learning Community 11/17/22 - Skaneateles School Discussion
Learning Community 12/1/22 - BRYT Model Discussion
Learning Community 12/15/22 - Implementation Discussion
Learning Community 2/16/23 - Universal Screenings
Learning Community 5/18/23 - Grant-Funded Staff Implementation Successes and Challenges
Learning Community 10/5/23 - Discuss of Current Project Status
Learning Community 11/16/23 - In-Person Meeting
Using Human Centered Design to Drive Innovation in Complex Systems:
Learning Community 12/6/23 - Services Provided and Demographic Data Briefing
Learning Community 1/18/24 - Substance Use and Its Impacts of Mental Health
Resources from the Office of Youth and Young Adult Services (OYYAS) in the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) at the Department of Mental Health
One Pager about the Adolescent Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA)
Guide on When to Refer Students to A-CRA
Flier for Learn to Cope, A Peer-Led Support Network for Families Dealing with Addiction and Recovery
List of OYYAS's School-Based Services and Current List of Schools Using These Services
Learning Community 2/15/24 - Sustainability
Learning Community 3/21/24 - Summer Plans and Trauma
Learning Community 6/20/24 - Family Survey and Summer Plans
Learning Community 9/12/24 - Summer Catch-Up
Learning Community 10/24/24 - Sustainability
Learning Community 12/12/24 - Interim Evaluation Findings
Presentation from Susan Foster on Interim Evaluation Findings
Please note that these slides are not intended for external distribution.
Learning Community 2/13/25 - Group Session Discussion
Learning Community 3/20/25 - Chronic Absenteeism
Learning Community 4/17/25 - Sustainability
Learning Community 5/22/25 - Sustainability
Sample Staff Testimonial Questionnaire
*Reminder to add is a way for people to identify what role they have in the school by asking "What is your role in the school?"
Learning Community 6/5/25 - "Supporting Children & Families who are Grieving: Tools and Resources for Community Behavioral Health Centers"
Learning Community 9/25/25 - Summer Plans and Data Discussion