Schools have long been the primary setting for children's mental health services but have
neither the resources nor the expertise to manage these services independently. The critical …

This review examines the history and contemporary landscape of school mental health,
describing evidence that schools are an essential component of the system of child and …

There is growing evidence that mental health and school functioning for children are
intertwined. This article summarizes historical perspectives on US child mental health …

The current mental health system is failing to meet the extensive needs of children living in
urban poverty. After school programs, whose mission includes children's socialization, peer …

Mental health services for students across the developmental spectrum are often limited and
difficult to access (National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2008). For example …

School based mental health services for children in poverty can capitalize on schools'
inherent capacity to support development and bridge home and neighborhood ecologies …

The US Surgeon General's report on mental health underscores that prevention and
treatment are both needed to help reduce social, emotional, and behavioral problems in …

Reviews have identified mental health interventions that are relevant to schools;
unfortunately, this research pays insufficient attention to the school context. Several aspects …

Social justice-centered training has progressed in school psychology, yet training and
practice still do not adequately address systems-level influences on mental health, let alone …

Because health is not the primary business of schools, a school's response to mental health
and psychosocial concerns usually is limited to targeted problems seen as direct barriers to …