Behavioral Health Navigator

Behavioral Health Navigator2024-02-28T15:42:01-08:00
Behavioral Health Navigator

Increasing access to behavioral health support and care for students and families

About

About the Behavioral Health Navigator

The RSSC behavioral health navigator assists school districts within the ESD 112 region with the development and implementation of comprehensive suicide prevention and behavioral health supports for students with the goal of increasing access to care for youth and families.

The program offers no-cost training, consultation, and support for suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, as well as behavioral health service and resource navigation.

Our services include:

  • Suicide prevention training for school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers;
  • Facilitating partnerships and coordination between existing systems of behavioral health and school districts;
  • Assisting school districts in building capacity to identify and support students in need of behavioral health care services;
  • Providing Medicaid billing related training, technical assistance, and coordination between school districts; and
  • Guidance in implementing best practices in response to, and to recover from, the suicide or attempted suicide of a student.

Contacts

Who to Contact

Susan Peng-Cowan

Behavioral Health Navigator

Contact

Phone: 360-952-3612

Email: susan.peng-cowan@esd112.org

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