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This federal law ensures that children with disabilities, including emotional disturbances, receive free and appropriate public education (FAPE) and mandates specialized education and behavioral interventions for these students.
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
This state department provides behavioral health resources and information for parents, educators, and students seeking support for mental health and emotional well-being.
What is the Arizona Department of Economic Security – Behavioral Health Resources?
This type of support system, often involving mentorship or buddy programs, helps individuals with emotional disturbances build relationships, develop social skills, and feel a sense of belonging.
What is peer support?
This aspect of health and safety is crucial for individuals with emotional disturbances, ensuring they receive regular medical evaluations and are provided with a secure and supportive environment.
What are Regular check-ups and a safe environment?
This civil rights law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, including those with emotional disturbances, and requires reasonable accommodations in employment, public services, and other areas unless it causes undue hardship.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
This Arizona healthcare program provides behavioral and physical health services for children with a Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) designation, ensuring access to a higher level of care and additional support services based on individual needs.
What is the Arizona Healthcare Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)?
This proactive approach establishes clear behavioral expectations and provides consistent reinforcement to encourage positive behavior. When implemented within a Response to Intervention model, it has been shown to effectively support students with or at risk of emotional disturbance, improving behavior and fostering a positive school climate.
What is Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)?
Engaging in this helps individuals with emotional disturbances manage stress, improve mood, and maintain overall well-being through regular physical activity.
What are opportunities for exercise and movement?
This civil rights law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, including emotional disturbances, in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance and mandates accommodations like a 504 Plan for students.
What is Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
This federal agency provides an evidence-based resource guide series offering treatment considerations for youth and young adults with serious emotional disturbances, serious mental illnesses, and co-occurring substance abuse.
What is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)?
These programs help students develop emotional awareness, build positive relationships, set goals, and make responsible decisions. Research shows that implementing these interventions can improve social skills and reduce behavioral issues among students with special educational needs, including those with emotional disturbance.
What are Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) programs?
Maintaining these two essential habits is crucial for individuals with emotional disturbances, as they support overall well-being, energy levels, and emotional regulation.
What are good sleep and nutrition habits?