Health in Schools Programs of the Federal Government

The federal government supports an array of programs that promote the mental health of children and adolescents in school settings. This chapter describes [Pg.89]

TRINA MENDEN ANGLIN Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland 20857. [Pg.89]

BACKGROUND OF FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH [Pg.90]

A third influence has been the school-based health care movement, which alerted the federal government that mental health issues are a major problem for children and adolescents seeking health care. Through attention to school-based [Pg.90]

A sixth force driving interest in school-based mental health has been the well-publicized spates of lethal student violence in which multiple students and faculty have been killed and injured on school campuses. Analysis of these incidents has sparked recognition that certain mental disorders and a nonsupportive school social climate can be major risk factors for student-perpetrated violence. [Pg.91]

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