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Fact Sheet: School-Based Mental Health Coordinators: What They Are and Why Children and Teens Need Them

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Title: Fact Sheet: School-Based Mental Health Coordinators: What They Are and Why Children and Teens Need Them
Authors: First Focus on Children
Source: First Focus on Children. 2023.
Availability: First Focus on Children.1400 Eye Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-657-0670; Fax: 202-657-0671; Web site: https://firstfocus.org/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 3
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Child Health, Mental Health, Mental Disorders, At Risk Persons, School Health Services, Access to Health Care, Coordinators, Student Needs, State Legislation
Geographic Terms: Maryland, Alabama
Abstract: Research tells a bleak story of U.S. children and youth with unmet mental health needs (anxiety, depression, eating disorders, etc.). One-in-five children and adolescents experiences a mental health condition in a given year. One-in-ten high school students attempted suicide one or more times during the past year. And 59% of youth with major depression do not receive any mental health treatment. To help combat this dismal situation, some states are providing more support in schools because that is where children and teens spend significant time. The addition of school-based mental health coordinators -- individuals who can both identify students with mental health needs and direct them to treatment options -- enhances the capacity of schools to address the youth mental health crisis. This fact sheet examines what are school-based mental health coordinators and students need them.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2024
Access URL: https://firstfocus.org/resources/fact-sheet/school-based-mental-health-coordinators
Accession Number: ED643640
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Research tells a bleak story of U.S. children and youth with unmet mental health needs (anxiety, depression, eating disorders, etc.). One-in-five children and adolescents experiences a mental health condition in a given year. One-in-ten high school students attempted suicide one or more times during the past year. And 59% of youth with major depression do not receive any mental health treatment. To help combat this dismal situation, some states are providing more support in schools because that is where children and teens spend significant time. The addition of school-based mental health coordinators -- individuals who can both identify students with mental health needs and direct them to treatment options -- enhances the capacity of schools to address the youth mental health crisis. This fact sheet examines what are school-based mental health coordinators and students need them.