School-Based Behavioral Health Showcase Event

School-Based Behavioral Health Showcase Event Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Ritenour School District Administrative Center

Event Program Welcome Tesh Jewell, Vice President, Ambulatory and Clinical Support Services, St. Louis Children’s Hospital Video A Focus on Community Health Panel Discussion Moderator: Tesh Jewell Panelists: Denizela R. Dorsey, LCSW, Husky Academy Tana Clardy, MS, LPC, Clinical Supervisor, Healthy Kids School-Based Virtual Behavioral Health Program, St. Louis Children’s Hospital Mackenzie, Hazelwood West High School Student Remarks Rhae Yancey, Executive Director, Dana Brown Charitable Trust

Thank you to our 2024 School-Based Behavioral Health Team Emily Bruns, Behavioral Health Therapist Tana Clardy, Clinical Supervisor Community Curtis Conrod, Program Coordinator Emily Edgell, Behavioral Health Therapist Jennifer Garland, Behavioral Health Therapist Jaclyn Moore, Behavioral Health Therapist Kristin Oparaji, Behavioral Health Therapist Patty Rice, Community Health Manager Marquita Sanders, Behavioral Health Therapist Sarah Steward, Behavioral Health Therapist Aminah Williams, Behavioral Health Therapist

Children deserve mental healthcare regardless of the zip code they live in. We won’t stop delivering on our promise to do what’s right for kids. Thank you for your support.

Program Impact by School Year Behavioral healthcare is one of the greatest needs in our community and because of donor support, we are bringing St. Louis Children’s Hospital therapists directly to children in area schools through School-Based Behavioral Health.

Schools

Students

Therapists

Therapy Sessions

*2023–2024 school year still in progress and numbers are expected to increase

85%

of students have met or are in process of meeting therapy goals

98%

of students are satisfied with therapy services

How You Can Help School-Based Behavioral Health is 100% supported through philanthropy!

We look to partners who believe we must remain committed to bringing healthcare directly to children within the comfort and security of their schools.

Total Program Costs for 2023: $835,000

Therapy Sessions: $795,000 (1,274 hours)

Technology: $25,000

Supplies and Operations: $15,000

In order to continue bringing therapy services to children within schools, we need continued support from our community partners.

Please reach out to Margo Newman, senior philanthropy officer, at Margo.Newman@bjc.org or 240.988.9096 to discuss how you can help keep this critical program going.

Thank you to those donors who helped seed the School-Based Behavioral Health program •

Ameren Missouri

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Leona Stanford Vollintine Charitable Trust

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Bishop Family Foundation*

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Dana Brown Charitable Trust

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Pershing Charitable Trust

Hauck Charitable Foundation

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Robert Imbs

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John Allan Love Charitable Foundation

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The Opportunity Trust

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Truck Centers

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John N. and Kathleen S. MacDonough Foundation

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William R. Orthwein, Jr. and Laura Rand Orthwein Foundation

*Directly supports embedded therapists

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