California Children’s Trust and its partner, Breaking Barriers, have released a “Practical Guide for Financing Social, Emotional and Mental Health in Schools,” designed to help education leaders and California access millions of dollars of Medi-Cal funding students are entitled to in order to support the social and emotional needs of our students, even more essential during COVID-19.
The guide notes that less than half of California’s school districts currently participate in the LEA BOP program. The guide provides school leaders and California with models currently being used, and critical details and guidance on how to access services and supports California’s children need.
