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Board hears proposal for opt-in mental-health screenings from nonprofit RBHI
Summary
Mr. Slater described a potential partnership with RBHI, a nonprofit the district has been vetting, explaining it provides digital screening and telehealth support and would operate as an opt-in service with initial on-site setup and staff handoff.
During the middle- and high-school report, Mr. Slater described preliminary discussions with RBHI, a nonprofit behavioral-health provider the district has been evaluating for student screening and family support. "They offer mental health screening and support for students and families," he said, summarizing the organization’s services and outcomes in other Montana schools.
Mr. Slater said RBHI reported coverage across 75 schools in 27 counties and asserted improved reporting and access through digital screening tools; he emphasized that the program would be opt-in and would involve the school nurse and counselor as point people for initial implementation. When the board asked about funding and delivery, Mr. Slater said RBHI is grant-funded, primarily through the Department of Health and Human Services, and that the service includes initial on-site setup followed by telehealth support.
