69: Investing in School Mental Health: Strategies to Wisely Spend Federal and State Funding

Psychiatric Services From Pages to Practice

Dr. Sharon Hoover (University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore) joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss the provision of mental health services in schools: why it matters, who it touches, how it’s funded, and how it’s doing.

• 01:15 Background
• 02:46 Provision of school mental health
• 09:56 How mental health services differ between ages and grades
• 11:08 COVID pandemic and youth mental health
• 15:29 Federal funding mechanisms
• 18:39 Using the funding while it’s still available
• 22:10 Partnerships in school mental health
• 23:00 Medicaid
• 27:11 Medicaid billing and complications for school systems
• 28:47 Technical assistance for schools
• 30:07 Data systems
• 33:49 Temperature check

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