System Education Leaders Practice to Support Student Mental Health

System education leaders have a role in supporting student mental health in order to ensure optimum learning for all students.  Supporting mental health at the system level includes:

• Promoting positive student mental health throughout the system
• Ensuring resources and supports are in place to build student mental health capacity
• Ensuring structures and processes are in place for early identification and intervention for students with mental health concerns
• Developing partnerships and helping students and their families navigate pathways to access further mental health supports and services  

What system education leader practices are necessary to support student mental health in order to ensure optimum learning for all students throughout your school authority?