North Carolina Releases Action Plan For School Behavioral Health Services

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, released the North Carolina School Behavioral Health Action Plan in March, 2023. The plans calls for the state to provide funding for schools to hire more school nurses and social workers, and additional funding to invest in evidenced-based strategies and pilot programs to support student behavioral health.

The plan highlights the following six key investments the state plans to make to address youth behavioral health needs.

Increasing capacity of schools to identify and address behavioral health needs through student-focused . . .