This brief paper presents initial findings midway through the first year of implementing a
school-based model of providing mental health services to children and families living in …

There is a nationwide shortage of school psychologists, and while NASP has recommended
ways to increase recruitment and retention, the research on recruiting and retaining school …

This article presents challenges facing child mental health services research in its context as
a recently developed field of research and the contributions made by six articles in this …

Children's mental health needs continue to be largely unmet, even when community
services are provided. On-site mental health services in schools address unmet needs by …

It is estimated that as many as 20 percent of school-aged children in the United States have
diagnosable mental health conditions, and schools are the primary location where children …

Experts in research, practice, and public policy have identified numerous problems with the
mental health system that need to be addressed in the future. The recommended priorities …

School-based mental health (SBMH) programs and services have grown progressively in
the United States in the past two decades, related in part to increased recognition of their …

We surveyed 62 school administrators from three midatlantic (MD, VA, WV) and one
northeastern (CT) state on factors relevant to developing school-based mental health …

The Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families
Program is described. Since its inception, this program has had the goal of using federal …

Data from 14 years of the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental
Health Services for Children and Their Families Program were used to understand the …