Everyone Has a Role to Play: Protecting and Sharing Student Health Information
CoE-PHI Virtual Presentation at ASHA’s Annual School Health Conference
It’s crucial that school-based professionals have the information and skills they need to understand how student behavioral health information can be shared and protected. Everyone in the school setting has a role to play when it comes to recognizing and addressing student well-being and mental health concerns. By creating a strong network of school professionals that understand the federal health privacy laws that impact their students, schools will be equipped to address the rising need for behavioral health services and improve health outcomes.
To assist professionals working in K-12 schools in understanding how the federal health privacy laws apply to student mental health information and educational records, the Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information (CoE-PHI) is hosting a 60-minute virtual training as part of the American School Health Association 98th Annual School Health Conference.
Objectives
- Describe how federal health privacy laws (e.g., HIPAA and FERPA) apply to student mental health information.
- Explain how student mental health information can be protected and shared in compliance with federal health privacy laws.
- Highlight common scenarios involving student mental health information that arise in school settings.
Who Should Attend
- Administrators
- Educators working in school-settings
- Social workers and other health professionals working in school-settings