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Palm Springs Unified presents behavioral health model, says wellness centers have served almost 13,000 students this year
Summary
The district presented a first-read model policy required under SB 153 that codifies a three-tier behavioral health system, expands wellness centers and enables billing under the Children's and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative to sustain staff and services.
Laura Musil, the district's executive director of student support services, told the Palm Springs Unified School District board on March 24 that the district will present a new behavioral health board policy (cited in the presentation as board policy 51 41.5) to align with state law and expand student access to mental health services.
Musil outlined a three-tier model: universal prevention and social-emotional learning at every school, targeted group supports (tier 2) such as grief or anger-management groups, and intensive one-on-one therapy and crisis response (tier 3). She said the district moved from serving roughly 430 students annually before 2023 to "serving almost 13,000 students just this year to date," and described screening and referral…
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