Welcome to the Michigan
Return To School Mental Health Toolkit!
In the wake of COVID-19, this is an incredibly critical and challenging time as our education community steps into the 2020-2021 school year. The School Based Mental Health Providers Coalition and partners have created a Return to School Mental Health Toolkit to provide school community members and stakeholders effective tools and resources needed to help plan for the road back to the classroom.
The Return to School Toolkit provides both in-person and remote learning tools and resources, including guidance to help you safely bring students back to the classroom for in-person instruction. While much of the toolkit focuses on disease prevention, it also provides supports for school communities with being trauma-informed and in understanding student behavior, family engagement, how to best address mental health concerns, and includes several practical tools to foster resilience in students, families, and staff.
The Return to School Toolkit is a living resource; any changes in public health guidance recommendations will be updated to the resource as they occur.
Who are School-Based
Mental Health Providers?
Additional State and Federal Education Resources Related to COVID-19 and the Return To School
MDHHS Emergency Order Gathering Prohibitions and Masks
Governor Executive Orders
Protecting Public Health Safety and Welfare
Executive Order 2020-142 FAQs: Provision of the Pre-K-12 Education for the 2020-2021 School Year
Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
State Board of Education & Superintendent Dr. Rice
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)
Education Stakeholders and
Partner Resources
American Federation of Teachers
Council of Chief State School Officers
Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators
Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals
Michigan Association of School Psychologists
Michigan Association of School Social Workers
Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators
Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association
Michigan School Counselor Association