Increasing Mental Health Services in Public Schools
Number of pages:
17
ABSTRACT:
A 17 page paper discussing the problems of and reasons for lack of mental health services availability in public schools. The paper discusses structural changes in schools organization; cognitive therapy; cultural implications; interdisciplinary efforts; and recent attempts to increase mental health services to public schools. The paper concludes that the programs promoted by the President's Commission have been shown to be highly effective and school-specific programs are available at low or no cost aside from the cost of screeners' time. Concerned school-based social workers should conduct a full cost-benefit analysis to take to the local government. Though screening and treatment of public school students can be costly, it also should supply extensive cost savings to the community in terms of adult care that can be avoided in the future. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
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