School Located Behavioral Health
Across the state there is an increased need for behavioral health resources, and for schools, there may be behavioral health services and resources locally. Idaho's Community Health Centers (CHCs) are locally operated health care systems offering affordable care, and many are already collaborating with schools in your area to provide behavioral health services. If you would like to know more about implementing these programs contact Nicole Pearson at npearson@idahopca.org or (208) 898-3822 at the Idaho Primary Care Association for more information.
Services provided onsite may be eligible for reimbursement from Medicaid as well as private payers making the program affordable for families and schools. CHCs offer free health insurance enrollment assistance. If children are identified as in need of healthcare, CHCs are available to answer questions and enroll them into the Children’s Health Insurance Program or other private insurance. IPCA has outreach materials available to provide information to families on how to receive free health insurance enrollment assistance. If you are interested in receiving some printed materials please contact Nicole Davis at ndavis@idahopca.org or (208) 898-3813.
Region 1 & 2
| District/School | Health Center |
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Lakeland Joint School District Kellogg Joint School District Post Falls School District Coeur D’alene School District St. Maries Joint School District |
Heritage Health |
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Lake Pend Orielle School District |
Kaniksu Health Services |
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Plummer-Worley School District |
Marimn Health |
Region 3
| District/School | Health Center |
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Nampa School District West Ada School District Kuna School District Marsing School District Melba Joint School Districts School District |
Terry Reilly Health Services |
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West Ada School District |
Family Medicine Residency of Idaho |
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Glenns Ferry School District |
Desert Sage Community Health Centers |
Region 4
| District/School | Health Center |
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Twin Falls School District Cassia Joint School Districts |
Family Health Services |
Region 5 & 6
| District/School | Health Center |
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Pocatello/Chubbuck School District |
Health West |
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Healthy Minds Partnership Roadmap
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The Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation has developed a guide for schools To provide better care for students and improve health outcomes the |
Healthy Minds Partnership Technical Assistance Award
The Healthy Minds Partnership can improve your students’ access to behavioral health services. The Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health provides Healthy Minds Partnership Technical Assistance Awardsto help schools build school-located behavioral health partnerships with local behavioral health providers and agencies. For more information and questions, email Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health Senior Program Officer Jackie Yarbrough at jyarbrough@bcidahofoundation.org
What is a technical assistance award?
The Healthy Minds Partnership Technical Assistance Award is a non-financial award that offers valuable subject matter expertise and project management for schools and districts.
Technical assistance includes:
- Five hours per month of subject matter expertise (consulting services, facilitation, project management, sharing information) to help schools build the Healthy Minds Partnership
- Access to peer experts in school and behavioral health settings
- A peer learning collaborative to connect with peer experts in school and behavioral health settings. This event provides schools and districts that are new to the Healthy Minds Partnership the opportunity to connect with peers throughout the state with experience in the partnership. It’s a valuable way to learn best practices and ask questions from administrators, counselors, and behavioral health providers who are seeing the benefits of the Healthy Minds Partnership.
- Access to the Healthy Minds Partnership Roadmap published by the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health. This is a step-by-step guide for how to build a school-located behavioral health partnership and will supplement the technical assistance provided
| Month | Action Item |
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December 2021 |
Applications due by 8 p.m. MDT |
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December 2021 - January 2022 |
Virtual interviews with finalists |
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January 2022 |
Award recipients notified |
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February 2022 |
Technical assistance by Zoom begins |
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March - June 2022 |
Technical assistance |
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August - September 2022 |
School-located behavioral health services begin |