District 1 School-Based Clinics and Family Resource Centers
The Organization Facilitator (OF) serves as liaison between the Division of Health and Human Services and schools for the purpose of assisting in the development of coordinated health and mental health related services. In partnership with District 1 Schools, community and families, the Organization Facilitator’s primary goal is to reduce the barriers to student achievement and foster increased student success.
Janis Lake
Organization
Facilitator
Phone: (818) 654-3667
Fax: (818) 881-0527
janis.lake@lausd.net
The Organization Facilitator provides the following resources and services to the District 1 Schools:
Coordinates School-Based Health Clinics and Family Resource Centers
- Coordinates the delivery of site based health, mental health, and social services by facilitating the MOU/Contract process
- Develops school site delivery plans
- Collects compliance items and submit applications
- Facilitates projects that improve Health and Human Services for students and families
- Assists with Local District Crisis Team training and implementation
- Initiates and coordinates grants/funding development
- Procures health/mental health and social services resources
- Interfaces with Health Education Programs, Impact, TUBE and Tobacco Prevention Advisors and Coordinators
- Works closely with Local District Nursing, School Mental Health, Special Education, Psychological Services, PSA and Operations Coordinators.
Resource Coordinating Council
- Council meets bi-monthly on Thursday afternoons at different District 1 school sites
- Council meetings are open to all interested school and community agency personnel
- Participation from school and agency representatives working in the student health and human service fields is encouraged
- Facilitates collaboration with city, county and community agencies on health and mental health issues
- Develops needs assessments, strategic plans, community resource information related to health and human services
- Provides professional development programs for health and human service personnel and fosters networking with health related city, county and community agencies
- Sponsors annual District 1 Resource Coordinating Council Retreat
Fosters School Community Partnership
- Provides Local District public relations
- Disseminates health information
- Connects academic supports
- Coordinates revenue development for school based clinics & resource centers
- Develops and assists with health education programs
- Connects to Federal, State & County Agencies
- Participates in collaborative health and mental health partnerships
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