AHN Chill Project™, a program offered by the Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Institute of Allegheny Health Network, provides comprehensive and multi-tiered behavioral health services to school communities, not only in Pennsylvania but across the United States. Comprehensively meeting the behavioral health needs of a school community can reduce out-of-school placements, decrease behavioral referrals and incidents, positively impact student academic success, and increase teacher wellbeing and retention.
AHN Chill Project™ is an innovative and adaptive model that has been proven to disrupt the pathways of student distress and cultivate a trauma-informed school culture. The program consists of providing comprehensive multiple levels of care within the school setting, including services that have a distinct focus on prevention, providing evidenced-based skill education and practice opportunities to students, teachers, administrators, and staff, as well as offering full time outpatient services in the school setting. A major component of the preventative services is the facilitation of the AHN Chill Room™. All students, teachers, and staff have the opportunity to learn and practice evidenced based coping skills in AHN Chill Rooms™ located and fully staffed with trained behavioral health professionals within each school. As the program is for all students, carefully designed procedures, protocols, and boundaries will be facilitated and routinely accessed to create a safe and learning-centered environment for all individuals who engage in all aspects the program.
‘Cai & Kate' is a unique YouTube educational program starring Kate, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and her puppet companion, Cai the Chameleon. Developed to enhance children's emotional literacy, this innovative program seamlessly integrates evidence-based coping techniques, commonly employed by mental health professionals, into each episode. The program's design ensures these vital skills are presented in an engaging and age-appropriate manner
Chill Mobile™ is a preventative program offered through a partnership between AHN Chill Project and Pittsburgh Pirates Charities. Chill Mobile works to decrease mental health stigma while teaching preventative evidence based coping strategies.
Partner website: https://www.mlb.com/pirates/community/chill-mobile
The Pop-Up AHN Chill Room is an innovative and immersive, drop-in space to learn and engage with evidence-based coping skills. Two Behavioral Health Professionals facilitate the space to help support and foster mental wellbeing within students and school communities. drop-In activities may include, but are not limited to, mindful art, evidence-based coping skill practice, processing thoughts & feelings with mental health professionals, and relaxation techniques.
To learn more about the program, contact William C. Davies, Ed.D, William.Davies@ahn.org.
