SCAN-LISD AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) Project
Serving Children and Adults in Need (SCAN) in conjunction with the Laredo Independent School District (LISD) is in the process of implementing the SCAN-LISD AWARE Project in Laredo, Webb County, Texas. This project will increase SCAN’s ability to foster mental health awareness and resiliency among youth and their families. The SCAN-LISD AWARE Project will develop a sustainable infrastructure for school-based mental health programs and services in the district by implementing a three-tiered public health model, which includes evidence-based universal and secondary prevention and tertiary intervention strategies.
Universal supports for all youth occur through nurturing and responsive relationships and high-quality environments and are essential to healthy social development. Presentations will be provided to youth and parents, and information will be disseminated through flyers, brochures, and social media.
Secondary prevention services include targeted social-emotional strategies that support youth at risk of challenging behavior and mental health challenges. This can include instruction and support in assisting youth in self-regulation, expressing and understanding their emotions, developing social relationships, and positive decision-making and problem-solving behaviors. SCAN will use evidence-based curriculums to work with students.
Tertiary intervention and behavioral health treatment is comprised of practices related to individualized intensive interventions that address the behavioral health concerns of youth who are experiencing significant distress and impaired functioning. These practices include the creation of referral pathways to mental health and other appropriate service providers. SCAN will use a variety of evidence-based therapeutic interventions to work with students.