Sacramento Healthy HeART and Mind Collaborative
Purpose: To create a support system for Sacramento that addresses the Social Emotional and Mental Health needs of students in the Sacramento Area that integrates mentoring, arts, and mental health support, in neighborhoods most at risk from COVID-19 related impacts related to physical school closures and isolation.
Program: Beginning in September of 2020, a collaborative team for each school site will be established that includes an artist in residence, a community mentor, and coordinated mental health supports. This team will participate in virtual training and deliver a suite of virtual services to students with surfacing social-emotional issues from identified school sites. These students could be students falling into high-risk categories such as foster or homelessness, have recently experienced trauma, have a history of chronic absenteeism, or high rates of discipline interactions in previous school years.
The pilot proposes working with schools from three districts:
Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD)
Twin Rivers Unified School District (TRUSD)
Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE)
All programming will occur virtually until school sites are cleared for in-person instruction with clearances for partners to be on campus.
