Citation

Mills C, Stephan SH, Moore E, Weist MD, Daly BP, Edwards M. Clin. Child Fam. Psychol. Rev. 2006; 9(3-4): 149-161.

Affiliation

Center for School Mental Health Analysis and Action, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10567-006-0003-3

PMID

17136448

Abstract

The report from President George W. Bush's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (NFC), Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America(2003), proposes goals and recommendations for improving mental health services. This report has significant implications for the delivery of mental health services through the schools. A focused discussion of the potential opportunities and challenges of implementing NFC recommendations related to school-based mental health is presented. Strategies for addressing five key areas at the intersection of school mental health and the Commission's recommendations include: stigma reduction, suicide prevention, expansion and improvement of school mental health, and screening and treatment of co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders.

Language: en