Sustainable School-Based Mental Health Services | The Kennedy Forum
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Sustainable School-Based Mental Health Services

This white paper focuses on the role of financing in the implementation and expansion of school-based mental health services.

This report will:

  • Identify barriers to sustainable school-based mental health services;
  • Examine insufficiencies in the quality and availability of targeted, proven interventions;
  • Illuminate solutions, offering key research and relevant case studies, and
  • Provide key recommendations and operational steps for policymakers and state and local education agencies

 


 

Thank you to the following individuals and organizations for providing valuable input and contributions to this report.

School-Based Council Members

  • Gary Alpert, Brightline
  • Duncan Young, Effective School Solutions
  • Erica Fener Sitkoff, FullBloom
  • Armando E. Colombo, The Menninger Clinic
  • Katie Dorn, EmpowerU
  • Jeremy Glauser, eLuma
  • Marlon Morgan, Wellness Together
  • Andrew B. Post, Hazel Health
  • Wizdom Powell, Headspace
  • Michael Roaldi, UnitedHealthcare
  • Shums Alikhan, Taylor-Penn Strategies