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- Title
Effects of School-Based Mental Health Services on Youth Outcomes.
- Authors
Golberstein, Ezra; Zainullina, Irina; Sojourner, Aaron; Sander, Mark A.
- Abstract
School-based mental health services (SBMH) may increase students' access to care, which could yield benefits for mental health status and human capital-related outcomes. We use a difference-in-differences design with 19 years of survey and administrative data to estimate the impacts of SBMH on a range of K–12 student outcomes. SBMH increases average outpatient mental health service use and reduces self-reported suicide attempts. There is weaker evidence that SBMH reduces suspensions and juvenile justice involvement and no evidence that SBMH affects average attendance, standardized test scores, or self-reported substance use.
- Subjects
SCHOOL mental health services; MEDICAL care use; YOUTH services; YOUTH health; SUICIDE prevention; STUDENT suspension; ATTEMPTED suicide
- Publication
Journal of Human Resources, 2024, Vol 59, pS256
- ISSN
0022-166X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3368/jhr.1222-12703r2