Arkansas Medicaid in the Schools -MITS

07/27/2026

MITS is at AAEA, come see us!!!💲💰

07/24/2026

Erbey providing Personal Care training today!

07/16/2026

MITS is at ADE Summitt 2026 next to the big fish🐟🎣❤️

07/09/2026

MITS is at SEAS Conference📚😊

03/11/2026

ARMEA board💚🩵💛

03/11/2026

MITS in action❤️💙🤍

03/03/2026

SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATOR (SBMHC) SPRING MEETING

The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) will host the School-Based Mental Health Coordinator Spring Meeting on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, at the Arch Ford Education Service Coop in Plumerville, AR. Lunch will be provided. The purpose of this meeting is to provide school mental health coordinators, counselors, and other relevant personnel with policy updates, service delivery resources and information, and networking opportunities to support best practice implementation of school-based mental health programming.
Topics for the SBMHC Spring Meeting include:

• DESE School Health Services will provide program and policy updates (AR App, professional development requirements, SBMH billing, school health survey, SBMH data).
• University of Arkansas Partners will provide training on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), to include how to recognize characteristics of ASD and how those differ from other mental health disorders, common screening tools and interventions for ASD, and how to access additional testing.
• Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Center for Good Mourning will provide training on the challenges schools may face when responding to tragedies, and how to support the school community and perhaps contribute support to the broader community.
• Care Solace will provide information about the state-level partnership with DESE to support mental health care navigation for Arkansas public school students.

Pre-registration is required. The deadline to register is Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Use the following link to register.
Register for this event: escweb.net Session id: 573006

School-based mental health coordinators, school counselors, and school-based mental health clinicians are strongly encouraged to attend.
For questions regarding the School-Based Mental Health Coordinator Spring Meeting, please contact Lindsay McGhee, School-Based Mental Health Coordinator, in the DESE School Health Services office at 501-683-3600.

03/03/2026

See you there!

The Arkansas Mental Health in Education Association (ARMEA) promotes the practice of delivering accountable mental health services to the students of Arkansas.

02/11/2026

Please join us at the ARMEA Conference📌

Tricia is a pediatric psychologist with extensive experience in behavioral intervention, psychological assessment, and mental health services for children and young adults. She is currently the Director of Mental Health & Behavior Services for Greenbrier School District, where she oversees multi-tie...

01/08/2026

The School-Based Health Center Grant is out! You must register and attend our in-person meeting on January 20th to be eligible to write for it. So excited to add more SBHCs in Arkansas🥳🚌🩺

2026-2027 School-Based Health Center (SBHC) Request for Applications (RFA)