The Mental Health Access Program or "MHAP" rolled out to all schools right before the shutdown in early March. MHAP funds are distributed to any student and family in our District, as identified by the school, who need help accessing mental health services with one of our 13 Mental Health Providers who we've contracted with in the community. The two biggest highlights of MHAP is that the grant will fund the first $800 of mental health services to one of these providers at no cost to the parent before insurance/other funding kicks in. This amounts to about two months of therapy for a student. The second highlight of this program is that any student authorized for MHAP funds can start receiving face to face therapy within 10 calendar days of the referral and authorization. This means students can access mental health services very quickly and seamlessly.
We want to be cautious and would ask that we don't advertise MHAP to parents and families so that we can focus on referring students for whom mental health needs are identified rather than having parents demand free services.
All the information you need about MHAP is in the attached PDF and includes a MHAP Fact Sheet and the Referral form. If you would like to refer a student to MHAP please follow the instructions on the referral sheet. The grant that funds MHAP is ongoing and will continue throughout this entire school year.