Strategies for Integrating Mental Health into Schools via a Multitiered System of Support - 14/03/15

Doi : 10.1016/j.chc.2014.12.002

Sharon Hoover Stephan, PhD ^a,^⁎ , George Sugai, EdD ^b, Nancy Lever, PhD ^a, Elizabeth Connors, PhD ^a
^a Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
^b University of Connecticut, Neag School of Education, Gentry 019C, Storrs, CT 06269, USA

^∗Corresponding author. Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, 426, Baltimore, MD 21201.

Résumé

To fully realize the potential of mental health supports in academic settings, it is essential to consider how to effectively integrate the mental health and education systems and their respective resources, staffing, and structures. Historically, school mental health services have not effectively spanned a full continuum of care from mental health promotion to treatment, and several implementation and service challenges have evolved. After an overview of these challenges, best practices and strategies for school and community partners are reviewed to systematically integrate mental health interventions within a school’s multitiered system of student support.

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Keywords : Mental health-education integration, Multitiered systems of support, Positive behavior interventions and supports, Response to intervention