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THE MENTAL HEALTH CONTINUUM

A school and community-based
program for improving student
mental health and wellness.

Asset 2
THE MENTAL HEALTH CONTINUUM

A school and community-based
program for improving student
mental health and wellness.

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A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

The pandemic significantly impacted our students and had detrimental effects on their mental health and wellness. While NYC Public Schools continues to make investments to address this unprecedented increase in student psychological distress, there is still a need for new school- and community-based models of coordinated care.

HOW WE HELP

The Mental Health Continuum is an advocate-initiated project recommended by over 200 organizations, the City Council, and the City Comptroller that seeks to build a stronger continuum of mental health care within schools and to create more effective linkages between school- and community-based mental health support structures.

ABOUT

Learn more about the Mental Health Continuum (MHC).

STUDENTS

Ask your teacher or counselor for help

FAMILIES

Access mental health and wellness resources

EDUCATORS

Discover what MHC supports are available

PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING

Find professional learning resources

SCHOOLS CAN BE SITES OF WELLNESS, HEALING, AND RECOVERY

We are reimagining the student experience to ensure that schools can address students’ emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs in a trauma-informed, culturally competent manner.

MENTAL HEALTH CONTINUUM SCHOOLS

Serving 20,000+ Students in 50 Schools

Partnering with these Schools

DBNBronx School NameNYCPS Webpage
07X005P.S. 5 PORT MORRIShttps://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X005

07X221SOUTH BRONX PREPARATORY: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLhttps://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X221

07X277P.S. 277https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X277
07X551
THE URBAN ASSEMBLY BRONX ACADEMY OF LETTERS
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X551
08X071
P.S. 071 ROSE E. SCALA
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X071
08X140
P.S. X140 THE EAGLE SCHOOL
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X140
08X562
PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X562

09X035
P.S. 035 FRANZ SIEGEL
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X035

09X063
P.S. 063 AUTHOR’S ACADEMY
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X063

09X109
P.S. 109 SEDGWICK
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X109

09X110
P.S. 110 THEODORE SCHOENFELD
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X110

09X128
MOTT HALL III
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X128

12X006
P.S. 006 WEST FARMS
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X006

12X214
P.S. 214
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X214

12X273
FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V. MIDDLE SCHOOL
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X273

12X300
THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X300

12X316
KAPPA III
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X316

75X186
P186X WALTER J. DAMROSCH SCHOOL
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X186

75X754
J. M. RAPPORT SCHOOL CAREER DEVELOPMENT
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/X754

DBNBrooklyn School NameNYCPS Webpage
14K157P.S./I.S. 157 THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEALTH & SCIENCEhttps://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K157
16K035
M.S. 035 STEPHEN DECATURhttps://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K035

16K498BROOKLYN HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND TECHNOLOGYhttps://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K498

16K627BRIGHTER CHOICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLhttps://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K627

16K628BROOKLYN BROWNSTONE SCHOOLhttps://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K628

16K898
THE BROOKLYN GREEN SCHOOL
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K898
17K002
PARKSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K002
17K189
P.S. 189 THE BILINGUAL CENTER
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K189

17K394
M.S. K394
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K394

18K235
P.S. 235 JANICE MARIE KNIGHT SCHOOL
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K235

19K089
P.S. 089 CYPRESS HILLS
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K089

19K224
P.S. 224 HALE A. WOODRUFF
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K224

19K273
P.S. 273 WORTMAN
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K273

19K290
P.S. 290 JUAN MOREL CAMPOS
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K290

19K409EAST NEW YORK FAMILY ACADEMY
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K409

19K452
FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VIII MIDDLE SCHOOL
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K452

19K663
SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE BROOKLYN
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K663

23K041
P.S. 041 FRANCIS WHITE
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K041

23K363
BROWNSVILLE COLLABORATIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K363

23K514
FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VII HIGH SCHOOL
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K514

23K518
KAPPA V (KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY)
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K518

23K522
MOTT HALL IV
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K522

23K644
EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN II
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K644

23K668
RIVERDALE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K668

23K697
TEACHERS PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K697

32K384
P.S. /I.S. 384 FRANCES E. CARTER
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K384

32K554
ALL CITY LEADERSHIP SECONDARY SCHOOL
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K554

32K562
EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR URBAN EXPLORATION
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K562

75K004
P.S. K004
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K004

75K036
P.S. 36
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K036

75K141
P.S. K141
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/K141

Partnering with the following Health + Hospitals Clinics

  • Central Brooklyn – Woodhull (Hospital Based)
  • Central Brooklyn – Kings County Hospital (Hospital Based)
  • Central Brooklyn – East NY Diagnostic and Treatment Center (Gotham)
  • South Bronx – Lincoln (Hospital Based)
  • South Bronx – Morrisania (Gotham)

WATCH THESE VIDEOS

To Learn How the Mental Health Continuum Works

Mental Health Continuum Overview for Schools
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Mental Health Continuum Tier 1
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Mental Health Continuum Tier 2
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Mental Health Continuum Tier 3
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Mental Health Continuum Crisis Response
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Mental Health Continuum Overview for Families
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