Abstract
The field of school-based mental health offers unique and timely opportunities for child psychiatrists to partner with schools in meeting the mental health needs of youth. Increasingly, federal agencies, such as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), are launching new national initiatives to promote mental health prevention and services in schools. For example, after the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting in 2012, President Obama released his “Now is the Time” presidential plan. Through this initiative, SAMHSA allocated $40 million for the development of school district demonstration projects in 20 states. This grant program, “Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience Education)” aims to develop innovative strategies within schools to increase mental health awareness, to identify youth mental health problems early, and to connect youth to school-based and community-based mental health services.
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