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/ Hartsfield Elementary School in Tallahassee employs a concept called conscious discipline to help address early childhood trauma and keep children from being committed under the Baker Act. To keep children from being committed under the Baker Act, some schools are addressing early childhood trauma and changing their approach to student discipline. Among the best predictors of whether a child will be taken for an involuntary psychiatric exam under the Baker Act in Florida, is a history of trauma. But school psychologists, who know most about how to treat early childhood trauma, are in short ...

WFSU State data shows schools make up nearly a quarter of all origin points for Baker Act referrals. Data shows children who are committed under the Baker Act often are referred by school officials. School shootings and other incidents have placed more pressure on officials to intervene. The Baker Act wasn’t designed for kids, yet the number of children being sent for involuntary psychiatric evaluations has continued to go up. State data shows schools make up nearly a quarter of all origin points for Baker Act referrals. Fear of school shootings and increased pressure to regulate student...

Florida want to improve mental health resources for first responders December 11, 2020 at 12:25 PM EST - Updated December 11 at 12:25 PM Top officials in Florida want brave and dedicated first responders to have better access to mental health resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the Tampa Firefighter Museum on Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a $4.9 million grant through Florida's Department of Children and Families to improve the state's 211 crisis hotline system. "Mental health is something that's been underlooked for too long," DeSantis said. "We really believe that f...

Florida wants to improve mental health resources for first responders December 11, 2020 at 5:31 PM EST - Updated December 11 at 5:31 PM Top officials in Florida want brave and dedicated first responders to have better access to mental health resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the Tampa Firefighter Museum on Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a $4.9 million grant through Florida's Department of Children and Families to improve the state's 211 crisis hotline system. "Mental health is something that's been underlooked for too long," DeSantis said. "We really believe that fo...

Gov. Ron DeSantis announces $23 million for Florida's mental health programs By FOX 13 News staff Published  TAMPA, Fla. - During a visit to the Tampa Firefighters Museum, Florida's governor announced millions of dollars from the CARES Act will be used for mental health programs. Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state will allocate more than $23 million from the federal funds will go to help Floridians with mental illnesses. The announcement came during a roundtable discussion Friday morning. "The effects of the pandemic have been significant and these funds are an important resource to help Flori...