Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Division 20 - Division of Learning Services
Chapter 200 - Office of College and Career Readiness
Section 5 CSR 20-200.275 - Mental Health Awareness Training

Universal Citation: 5 MO Code of State Regs 20-200.275

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024

PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the requirements for section 170.307, RSMo 2022, pertaining to mental health awareness training in Missouri schools.

(1) For school year 2022-23 and each school year thereafter, upon graduation from high school, pupils in public schools and charter schools shall have received a minimum of two (2) hours of mental health awareness training to be given at any time during a pupil's four (4) years of high school. Instruction shall be included in the local education agency's existing health and/or physical education curriculum.

(2) The mental health awareness instruction shall be aligned to Missouri K-12 Learning Standards for Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), Missouri and/or national standards and course level expectations in health education, physical education, and school counseling and shall address the following domains:

(A) Defining Mental Health;

(B) Identifying Strategies for Achieving and Maintaining Sound Mental Wellness;

(C) Decreasing the Stigma of Mental Health Concerns; and

(D) Recognizing How to Connect to Services When Needed.

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