School-based mental health clinics.

Abstract

The research, planning, implementation, and evaluation of school-based mental health clinics located throughout a large metropolitan city, which were established in a joint project by four local mental health centers. To explain the evolution of the idea of providing school-based mental health to a large, inner-city population, including the delineation of team roles and responsibilities. Nursing, medical, social work, and educational literature. Notes detailing the formation of InteCare, the school-based mental health clinic system. Providing mental health services in inner-city schools improves access and removes barriers to treatment for this population. Working collegially with school personnel and families significantly improves the academic function of the children, the functioning of the families, and the relationships between parents and schools.