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title: "School Mental Health Quality Guide Needs Assessment & Resource Mapping"
description: "  The *Needs Assessment & Resource Mapping* guide—developed by the **National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH)**—provides schools, districts, and community partners with a practical framework to understand student mental health needs and align them with available supports. It is…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/access-to-mental-health-services/school-mental-health-quality-guide-needs-assessment-resource-mapping-2/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Access to Mental Health Services
---

# School Mental Health Quality Guide Needs Assessment & Resource Mapping

 

 The *Needs Assessment & Resource Mapping* guide—developed by the **National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH)**—provides schools, districts, and community partners with a practical framework to understand student mental health needs and align them with available supports. It is part of the SHAPE System’s suite of School Mental Health Quality Guides. [https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Faccess-to-mental-health-services%2Fschool-mental-health-quality-guide-needs-assessment-resource-mapping-2%2F&linkname=School%20Mental%20Health%20Quality%20Guide%20Needs%20Assessment%20%26%20Resource%20Mapping](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Faccess-to-mental-health-services%2Fschool-mental-health-quality-guide-needs-assessment-resource-mapping-2%2F&linkname=School%20Mental%20Health%20Quality%20Guide%20Needs%20Assessment%20%26%20Resource%20Mapping)[https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Faccess-to-mental-health-services%2Fschool-mental-health-quality-guide-needs-assessment-resource-mapping-2%2F&linkname=School%20Mental%20Health%20Quality%20Guide%20Needs%20Assessment%20%26%20Resource%20Mapping](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Faccess-to-mental-health-services%2Fschool-mental-health-quality-guide-needs-assessment-resource-mapping-2%2F&linkname=School%20Mental%20Health%20Quality%20Guide%20Needs%20Assessment%20%26%20Resource%20Mapping)[https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Faccess-to-mental-health-services%2Fschool-mental-health-quality-guide-needs-assessment-resource-mapping-2%2F&linkname=School%20Mental%20Health%20Quality%20Guide%20Needs%20Assessment%20%26%20Resource%20Mapping](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Faccess-to-mental-health-services%2Fschool-mental-health-quality-guide-needs-assessment-resource-mapping-2%2F&linkname=School%20Mental%20Health%20Quality%20Guide%20Needs%20Assessment%20%26%20Resource%20Mapping)[https://www.addtoany.com/share](https://www.addtoany.com/share)