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School Kids

School-Based Services

HHI School-Based Team

The Hegira Health School-Based Team

School-Based Services

As a part of the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network School Success Initiative, Hegira Health provides individual and family therapy and information and training for parents and teachers on behavioral and mental health topics in a school setting. Available in select districts.

What Do We Do?

  • Utilize evidence-based practices to deliver prevention based services

  • Designed to be delivered to children in the school setting (K 12) during school hours

  • Provides parent education and engagement groups

  • Professional development and psycho-education for teachers and school administrators

  • Integrative health care and coordinate full-spectrum health and mental health needs

Hegira Health offers a downriver summer camp program focusing on social and emotional learning. This camp includes hands-on learning and collaborative engagement with school-based therapists.

Downriver Summer Camp

HHI Children's TIER Program

A mental health children's school-based program is a comprehensive framework that offers tiered levels of mental health support within a school setting. It includes universal mental wellness and prevention services, mental health screenings, social-emotional learning curricula, professional development for teachers, parent/caregiver workshops, positive discipline practices, and activities that foster a positive school climate. The program aims to address varying mental health needs of students, promote mental health awareness, reduce stigma, and provide early intervention to ensure the well-being and academic success of all students.

Referral Process to Support Students

Step 1: Child is identified and referred for screening Referral Process

Step 2: Eligibility screening via SDQ is conducted and determines intervention measures

Step 3: Children who score within TIER 1 can receive monitoring and care as usual

Step 4: Children who score within TIER 2 can receive prevention-based programming and resources

Step 5: Children who score within TIER 3 can receive a referral to a community mental health (CMH) provider

Children are screened by a licensed clinician using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

Based on the SDQ score child/youth is designated to Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3

Once Enrolled

  • Services are delivered virtually and face-to-face with students

  • Sessions are generally once per week ( 20 to 45 minutes) during school hours

Parental/legal guardian consent is required

Defining Mental Health:

Understanding Key Concepts

"Tier Program"

The tier process in mental health for children often follows a structured approach to provide appropriate support and interventions based on the level of need.

By implementing a tiered approach, mental health professionals can provide children with the necessary support and interventions tailored to their specific needs, ensuring a more comprehensive and effective mental health care system.

For more information about our program, call (313) 389-7500.

TIER 1

  • Monitoring

  • Care as usual

  • Provide resources

  • Educational presentations

TIER 2

  • Prevention programming based on child's needs

Examples of Tier 2 Services

  • Classroom Observations

  • Conflict Resolution

  • Consultation

  • Crisis Intervention

  • Group Prevention

  • Individual Prevention services

  • MI Model for Health

  • Psychoeducation

  • Restorative Justice

  • Restorative Practices

  • TRAILS Group

  • And other services as needed

TIER 3

  • Referral to specialized providers within Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN)

Examples of Tier 3 Services

  • Case Management

  • Classroom Observations

  • Conflict Resolution

  • Consultation

  • Crisis Intervention

  • Family Therapy

  • Group Therapy

  • Individual Therapy

  • MI Model for Health

  • Psychoeducation

  • Restorative Justice

  • Restorative Practices

  • And other services as needed

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