We're hiring long-term substitute school psychologists
BPS Behavioral Health Services is currently seeking long-term substitute school psychologists for the 2026–27 school year.
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What we're doing, and what we're celebrating
Community presentations, conferences, awards, hiring, and the moments worth marking across the department.
The 2025–26 Annual Report is out
Staffing, year-end service data across all three tiers, fall 2025 screening results by informant, partnership outcomes, the BHS Research Team's first year, and about $1.44 million in combined funding for the 2025–26 school year.
Jennifer Baker named School Psychologist of the Month
Recognized for excellence in counseling progress monitoring and for building a department resource of counseling interventions, with go-to options for tracking progress.
May Mental Health Community Presentations
In May 2026, Behavioral Health Services and its partners held more than 75 mental health events reaching more than 19,000 students, screened more than 3,400 additional students, and offered community presentations in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, and Arabic.
2026 Boston School-Based Behavioral Health Collaborative Conference
A free, full-day conference for BPS mental health providers and community partners at Boston University's Wheelock Family Theatre, with keynote speaker Dr. Byron McClure.
Boston Public Schools earns NASP's Exemplary Recognition for school psychological services
Behavioral Health Services has received Exemplary Recognition from the National Association of School Psychologists for outstanding school psychological services. Only four districts in the country hold this status.
Celebrating National School Psychology Week
Each November we join schools across the country to highlight the role of school psychologists in promoting student success. The 2024 theme was Spark Discovery.
Mary Jane Drinkwater Memorial Fund names its first recipients
In its first year the fund supported eight school psychologists and trainees attending national conferences, honoring a colleague named School Psychologist of the Year in 1993.
In the Media
Coverage of CBHM and our team
Boston: a focus on behavioral healthSecond Step highlights the social emotional learning work at the Hernandez K-8 School.Second Step, Committee for Children
Husky Block: the Condon K-8 School's dedicated SEL blockThe dedicated SEL block and its benefits for students at the Condon K-8 School.Video
Sandy Hook Promise initiative in BPSDr. Andria Amador is interviewed about the Sandy Hook Promise initiative in Boston Public Schools.Boston Neighborhood Network News
CBHM at the NASP 2015 Annual ConventionThe work of CBHM is highlighted at the National Association of School Psychologists convention.NASP