Who We Are
A National Infrastructure for School Mental Health
SBHSN™ was built to solve a systemic problem: the gap between the scale of the student mental health crisis and the reach of existing services.
Our Mission
Ensuring every student has access to mental health care on campus.
SBHSN™ is a private grant-making organization committed to expanding access to quality behavioral healthcare in under-resourced schools across the United States. We harness the school building as the most reliable access point in a child's life — funding, placing, and supporting mental health professionals directly on campus, not in distant clinics, not behind waitlists. The program is supported by participating health plans to address the social determinants of health — the broad range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that combine to influence the health status of individuals and populations.
Since 2020, funding has reached more than 1 million students across 21 states — each of whom now has a qualified professional down the hall.
The SBHSN™ Model
Direct placement of qualified mental healthcare professionals
Transitional Coach℠ Model Training
Crisis Prevention & De-escalation
Family-Centered Engagement
Culturally Responsive Care
Governance
The Grant Review Committee
Every SBHSN™ grant application is reviewed by an independent committee of professionals from the fields of education, healthcare, and law. This multi-disciplinary review ensures that awarded grants reach schools where the need is greatest and the capacity to deliver outcomes is highest.
Committee members have served inside the structures school districts actually use to deliver mental health care — the departments our applicants work within every day. That experience shapes a review process that is rigorous, realistic, and grounded in how schools operate.
Student & Pupil Services
The front line of student support.
- • School social work — family outreach and crisis intervention
- • School psychology — screenings, behavioral interventions, and learning evaluations
- • School counseling — academic and social-emotional support
District Behavioral & Mental Health Services
Specialized clinical care at district scale.
- • District mental health coordination across school campuses
- • Community mental health partnerships with local clinics and providers
- • Crisis response teams deployed during emergencies and traumatic events
Special Education & ESE
Where mental health care meets federal law.
- • Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) with counseling and behavioral supports built into the school day
- • Section 504 plans and formal mental health accommodations
- • Compliance with the legal frameworks governing student services
Looking Ahead
820 More Schools. A Sustainable Infrastructure.
Our immediate goal is to expand to 820 additional schools in the coming years, deepening our presence in the 21 states we already serve and entering new geographies.
Long-term, SBHSN™ is working toward sustainable support for school-embedded mental health care that does not depend solely on grant cycles.
820+
Schools in Next Expansion
21
States Currently Funded
1M+
Students with Access to Care
2025
Five-Year Report Published
Contact
Reach Our Team
Email Us Directly
For grant inquiries and all questions, email grants@sbhsnetwork.com. Responses are sent in the order inquiries are received.
grants@sbhsnetwork.com