A Program that Provides Training and Technical Assistance
Pediatrician Dr. Dayna Long and family medicine physician Dr. Erika Roshanravan share the benefits of providing trauma-informed care via telehealth and practices that primary care and behavioral health providers can use to build and strengthen connections to patients and improve … read more
The purpose of this Association is to enhance student success, wellness, and retention by the support and promotion of quality mental health services programs throughout the colleges of the California Community College system. California’s community colleges serve approximately 2.9 million … read more
The California Community Colleges Dreamers Project, supported by a grant from The James Irvine Foundation, was created in response to the 2017 announcement of the rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. A collaborative effort between the California … read more
Provides quick facts about the CCC system’s demographics, value to California’s workforce, return on investment, and more.
Training manual for Safe Zone.
This Handbook provides guidance and a mechanism by which violence, threats of violence, and behaviors that are disruptive to institutional activities may be reported, evaluated, and addressed.
This threat assessment inquiry checklist provides a comprehensive report format to support crisis intervention and referral.
This document outlines the campus threat assessment team’s mission statement, principles, and procedures.
As technology has evolved, so too has the implementation of telemental health practices and guidelines. The idea for this guide began several years ago in reaction to the proliferation of distance education and resulting questions about expectations that clinicians would … read more
This model policy provides guiding principles and strategies for supporting students experiencing mental health challenges, including confidentiality, accommodations, services, and more.
An evidence-supported, low-burden solution is The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), a screening tool developed by multiple institutions, including Columbia University, with NIMH support has predicted suicide attempts – one of the foremost national priorities for prevention. Developed by a … read more
This site features key tools to support the mental health services you provide to Veterans. You can find information on connecting with VA, understanding military culture and experience, as well as tools for working with a variety of mental health … read more
Crisis intervention phone numbers, county mental health offices, intake clinics for each county.
This self-test offered by Mental Health America can help you determine whether you are experiencing depression.
Spanish-language Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-9.
Developed based on work directly with community colleges, this matrix provides an outline to develop and sustain community referrals for colleges.
Like so many mental health conditions, eating disorders are on the rise. Between 2013 and 2021, eating disorder risk rose 13% among college students. There’s a lot of new research about what contributes to eating disorders and the most effective … read more
This is a sample referral form (Word document) for referring students to health services.
This one-page referral form was developed to help connect students to needed services on campus across a variety of departments.
The Equity Brief for California Community Colleges is a resource that examines mental health disparities among diverse student populations, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, first-generation students, and students with disabilities, based on data from the Spring 2022 Healthy Minds Study. It highlights … read more