Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: The demand for mental health services by young adults is exceeding the resources, resulting in an increase in system fragmentation and ineffectiveness.School mental health services have been researched and discussed with promise as a way to target adolescent and young adult populations, expand the availability of supports, and provide access to quality mental healthcare through collaborative partnerships with community mental health groups.This project investigates the relationship between public high schools and community mental health providers, exploring if and how the positive behavioral intervention and supports framework is supporting delivery of care.Successes and barriers in respect to 1) identification of need, 2) access to care, and 3) effectiveness of care are examined through the case study of one Connecticut public high school implementing positive behavioral interventions of supports.The paper concludes with a review of relevant school mental health legislation and a table of policy suggestions based on the findings of this project.
Author: Marissa Piccolo
Institution: University of Connecticut
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1752748187