Protecting Students with Mental Health Needs: Incorporating Mental Health into the IEP Process

The Special Education Advocacy Team at K Altman hosted an insightful webinar on incorporating mental health supports into special education planning. Listeners discovered the importance of protecting students’ social-emotional needs, including students’ mental health conditions. Laws and regulations that protect students with mental health needs were discussed, and speakers broke down how families could assert these rights during IEP discussions. Additionally, the webinar explored the crucial intersection between learning needs and mental health. Finally, listeners gained valuable insights on integrating mental health considerations into both IEP discussions and the IEPs themselves.