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Kansas School Mental Health Advisory Council

The Kansas School Mental Health Advisory Council was formed by the Kansas State Board of Education at their meeting in July 2017.

Purpose:

  • Advise the Kansas State Board of Education of unmet needs within the state in the area of school mental health;
  • Coordinate with legislators and stakeholders to address relevant issues effectively to best meet the needs of students; and
  • Coordinate statewide collaborative social emotional character development partnerships with stakeholders that will benefit students.

For questions about the council please contact Trish Backman by email at tbackman@ksde.org.

*All meetings are scheduled from 9:00 am-3:00 pm.*

SMHAC Members 23-26 (external PDF)

Council By-Laws (PDF)

Persons interested in a seat on the council can apply through this application and will be considered as seats open.


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Suicide Resources in Kansas

  • Family Mobile Crisis Helpline (Kansas Department for Children and Families)  CALL: 833-441-2240
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline CALL: 988
  • Download the "Kansas A Friend AsKS" App for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play (Kansas Office of Attorney General)

Suicide Prevention, Intervention, Reintegration, and Postvention Toolkit

https://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=515#si


Bullying Prevention Resources

2024-2025 Agenda, Minutes, and Meeting Materials

October 17, 2024
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes / Presentation (PDF)

December 19, 2024

February 20, 2025

April 17, 2025

2023-2024 Agenda, Minutes, and Meeting Materials

July 27, 2023
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

October 19, 2023
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

December 14, 2023
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

February 22, 2024
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

April 18, 2024
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

2022-2023 Agenda, Minutes and Meeting Materials

July 26, 2022
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

October 13, 2022
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

December 8, 2022
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation(PDF)

February 23, 2023
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

April 27, 2023
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

2021-2022 Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Presentations

July 26, 2021
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

October 14, 2021
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

January 5, 2022
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation(PDF)

March 2, 2022
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

April 28, 2022
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

2020-2021 Agenda, Minutes, and Meeting Materials

July 16, 2020
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

October 1, 2020
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

December 3, 2020
Agenda (PDF)

February 25, 2021
Agenda (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

April 29, 2021
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

2019-2020 Meeting Agendas and Materials

July 20, 2019
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

October 17, 2019
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

December 12, 2019
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

February 13, 2020
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

April 16, 2020
Agenda (PDF) / Presentation (PDF) / Handouts (PDF)

2018-2019 Meeting Agendas and Materials

July 24, 2018
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

September 25, 2018
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

December 13, 2018
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

February 14, 2019
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

April 11, 2019
Agenda (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

2017-2018 Meeting Agendas and Materials

August 25, 2017
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

September 21, 2017
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF) / Handouts (PDF)

October 24, 2017
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF) / Handouts (PDF)

November 28, 2017
Agenda (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

December 14, 2017
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

January 17, 2018
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

March 1, 2018
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

May 3, 2018
Agenda (PDF) / Minutes (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)

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