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 …

The evolution of school mental health services has occurred over a long time span and
reflects social developments outside of education, changes in dominant philosophies and …

The authors discuss the growing movement in the United States to develop expanded
school mental health programs. These programs represent partnerships between schools …

With so few therapeutic outlets readily available to young people, schools have evolved into
mental health centers for many students. Yet schools are hampered by limited access to …

This article describes the first national survey of mental health services in a representative
sample of the 83,000 United States (US) public elementary, middle, and high schools and …

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 …

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 …

Education and mental health integration will be advanced when the goal of mental health
includes effective schooling and the goal of effective schools includes the healthy …

In the wake of No Child Left Behind and subsequent high-stakes testing, Common Core
Standards, and teacher evaluation, schools are increasingly focused on instructional content …

With the growing challenges that children confront daily, schools must be prepared at any
given moment to intervene on their behalf. And school professionals must be well trained to …