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From YouTube: CCSD Insights, News & Notes - Mental Health Support
Description
In this edition of CCSD Insights, News & Notes, we focus on the mental health supports our district offers for students and staff. Our new Mental Health and Wellness Systems Coordinator Marques Johnson and Interim Executive Director of Student Support Lisa Allison lead the conversation and explain how this topic has become a major priority in CCSD.
A
Hello:
everyone,
I'm
andy
pruitt
director
of
communications,
for
charleston,
county
school
district,
and
thank
you
for
watching
this
edition
of
ccsd
insights,
news
and
notes.
In
this
episode.
We
are
going
to
discuss
the
work
our
district
staff
members
are
doing
to
support
students
and
fellow
staff
members
when
it
comes
to
their
mental
health
and
to
speak
with
us.
First
is
our
new
mental
health
and
wellness
systems
coordinator,
marcus
johnson
marcus.
Thank
you
very
much
for
joining
us
in
this
installment
of
ccsd
insights,
news
and
notes
it's
great
to
meet
you
thanks
for
joining
ccsd.
B
A
B
Mental
health
is
extremely
important
to
me
and
I
think
everyone
goes
through
k-12
and
so,
as
a
provider,
I
think
working
in
a
school
district
is
probably
one
of
the
best
places
we
could
find
ourselves,
because
I
think
our
impact
is
greater
because
students
become
citizens
of
our
community
and
members
of
our
society.
So
I
think
it's
just
sort
of
a
no-brainer
for
social
workers
to
find
themselves
in
the
school
district
where
they
can
provide
mental
health
services.
B
As
a
young
student,
we
didn't
know
it
at
the
time,
but
I
suffered
with
generalized
anxiety
and
it
greatly
impeded
upon
my
academic
success.
I
was
retained
in
the
sixth
grade
in
high
school.
I
was
convinced
that
school
wasn't
for
me
to
the
point
that
I
dropped
out
and
I
earned
my
ged
and
I
got
in
college,
and
I
was
certain
that
I
wanted
to
do.
Like
some
counseling,
I
wanted
to
work
with
kids
and
my
senior
year.
B
I
was
diagnosed
with
the
generalized
anxiety
and
I
went
through
therapy,
and
things
were
very
different
for
me,
and
so
mental
health
is
very
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
because
it's
something
that
I
experience
every
day
and
so
having
an
opportunity
to
empower
individuals,
families
and
communities
with
information
and
knowledge
that
would
allow
them
to
manage
their
emotions
and
manage
their
thoughts
and
and
to
be
the
best
versions
of
themselves
is
is
is
absolutely
what
I
want.
A
B
I
think
it's
important
when
we
talk
about
mental
health,
supports
to
see
it
in
the
framework
of
tiering
services,
tier
one
tier
two
tier
three
and
thankfully
in
our
school
district,
we
anchor
to
the
mtss
framework
model
where
all
of
our
services,
all
of
our
supports,
are
tiered
and
so
a
tier
level.
One
support,
which
is
a
support
that
every
student
is
going
to
have
access
to
would
be
our
social
and
emotional
curriculums.
B
Restorative
practices,
pbis
tier
two
interventions-
are
where
we're
going
to
start
looking
at
some
students,
not
all
of
our
students,
but
some
of
our
students
that
may
need
the
small
group
instruction
that
may
need
check
in
and
check
out
with
with
the
preferred
adult.
Our
tier
three
supports
are
we're
going
to
start
looking
at
more
individualized
plans
of
support
for
students
that
could
include
individual
counseling
or
an
array
of
more
individualized
specific
supports
for
students?
Some
excuse
me:
fewer
students,
fewer
students
at
that
tier
three
level.
A
One
question
too
that
just
from
the
outside,
looking
in
how
do
you
know
if
you
need
that
support
that
extra
level
of
support,
whether
it's
a
tier
one,
tier,
two
or
tier
three,
maybe
even
starting
with
recognizing,
am
I
just
having
a
bad
day
or
do
I
really
need
help,
is
something
wrong?
Do
I
really
need
to
get
that
extra
extra
level
of.
B
Support,
that's
a
really
good
question
and,
to
be
quite
honest,
that's
why
that
tier
one
support,
those
tier
one
supports
are
so
important
because
at
tier
one
we're
going
to
be
introducing
that
social
and
emotional
curriculum
and
that's
where
we
would
start
to
begin
to
teach
that
self-awareness.
We
will
begin
to
teach
about
thoughts
and
feelings
and
how
they
influence
us
and
how
we
can
begin
to
manage
them.
B
And
so
I
guess
my
answer
to
that
question
is,
if
ever
you're
in
doubt
like,
if
you
just
feel
off
just
reach
out
to
a
trusted
adult
and
try
your
best
to
fully
engage
and
participate
in
those
social
and
emotional
lessons,
because
it
will
teach
you
a
lot
about
yourself.
It
will
teach
you
a
lot
about
the
people
that
you
interact
with
and
how
you
show
up
in
the
world.
A
Well,
based
on
the
fact
that
you're
here
talking
to
me,
it
seems
like
our
district
has
made
this
a
priority
to
have
someone
of
your
background,
your
expertise
in
this
specific
position.
How
would
you
say,
or
how
would
you
describe
from
your
point
of
view,
the
districts
prioritizing
this
need
and
this
effort.
B
A
Man
and
one
other
question,
you
know
being
relatively
new
to
the
district
in
this
role.
How
do
you
hope
that
your
work
evolves,
and
what
do
you
see
for
the
future
when
it
comes
to
helping
our
students
and
our
staff
in
this
topic.
A
Awesome
well
marcus,
really
appreciate
you
again.
Thank
you
discussing
this
topic
and
it's
we're
glad
that
you're
here
we're
glad
that
you're
ready
to
help
our
students
and
our
staff.
Of
course
the
conversation
doesn't
end
here.
We
want
to
bring
in
someone
else
to
discuss
more
on
our
background
when
it
comes
to
providing
mental
health
support,
so
we're
going
to
speak
with
lisa
allison
who's
been
involved
with
this
work
for
several
years
in
charleston,
county
school
district.
A
Lisa,
thank
you
for
joining
us
to
continue
this
conversation
on
one
of
the
biggest
topics.
Right
now,
when
it
comes
to
schools,
is
mental
health
support
and
so
for
people
watching
this
video.
Could
you
give
us
some
of
your
background?
How
long
you've
been
with
the
district
and
why
this
work
is
so
important
to
you.
C
Thank
you
for
having
me
andy.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
talk
on
this
very
important
topic.
I
am
a
school
psychologist.
I've
been
with
the
district
for
21
years.
I've
been
blessed
to
be
able
to
serve
our
students
and
our
families,
both
as
a
school-based
psychologist
and
then
also
at
the
district
level,
helping
to
support
our
climate
initiatives.
A
C
We've
definitely
seen
an
increased
awareness
of
the
need
for
mental
health
support,
as
well
as
a
reduced
stigma
in
the
seeking
and
the
providing
of
mental
health
and
support.
I've
also
seen
an
increase
in
the
commitment
from
ccsd
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
right
amount
of
mental
health,
supports
and
wellness
initiatives
and
that
those
are
equitably
distributed
throughout
the
district
and
accessible
across
the
district.
A
Now,
before
covet
19
hit
mental
health
support
was
already
becoming
a
big
topic,
but
when
the
pandemic
hit
and
we
were
started
receiving,
the
funding
and
the
american
rescue
plan
made
news.
Esther
3
funding,
specifically
the
major
requests
from
our
community,
whether
it
was
community
partners,
parents,
families,
students
staff
was,
we
need
more
funding
to
support
our
children
and
our
staff
when
it
comes
to
mental
health.
So
how
are
we
going
to
be
using
that
funding
over
the
next
couple
of
years?.
A
A
You
know
this
is
a
this
is
not
a
one
department
handles
kind
of
topic,
it's
it's
spanned,
so
many
of
the
different
departments
throughout
learning
services
and
and
while
we
go
through
some
kind
of
reorganization,
can
you
tell
me
about
some
of
the
just
the
different
departments
that
have
been
and
will
continue
to
be
involved
in
supporting
our
students
and
our
staff
on
this
topic?.
C
You're
right,
no
one
department
owns
the
mental
health
and
wellness
of
our
students
and
our
staff,
so
it
is
definitely
collaborative
effort
across
the
organization,
starting,
of
course,
at
the
top,
with
the
support
from
our
superintendent,
so
the
departments
who
typically
support
students
like
counseling
psych
services,
climate
coaches,
our
social
workers,
department
of
exceptional
children.
Those
departments
have
really
taken
the
lead.
A
So
lisa,
it
sounds
like
we
have
a
lot
of
people
involved
in
this,
so
that
may
make
the
next
question
a
little
bit
more
relevant.
Who
can
someone
go
to
if
they
want
to
learn
more
about,
not
necessarily
that
they
need
that
service?
A
C
A
And
we
also
want
to
thank
again
marcus
johnson
for
his
time
and
his
participation
in
this
episode
of
ccsd
insights,
news
and
notes.
We
do
hope
that
this
video
becomes
an
important
resource
and
helps
people
understand
all
the
effort
and
all
the
time
that's
being
put
into
supporting
our
students
and
staff
on
this
very
important
topic
of
mental
health.
Support.
We'll
see
you
next
time
on
ccsd
insights,
news
and
notes.
I'm
andy
pruitt.