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Title

Utilizing cross-sector collaboration to improve access to behavioral health services in schools.

Authors

Smith Ramey, Jennifer; Duis, Mac

Abstract

The benefits and challenges of cross-sector collaboration are well outlined in the literature on community network development. Two sectors, schools and community behavioral health agencies, often work with the same youth inasmuch as students with behavioral difficulties in schools may also receive services from behavioral health providers. The purpose of this article is to present a case study on the implementation of a screening, triage, and referral process developed by a Central Virginia school system and community service board as part of a collaborative network which may provide generalized lessons that other organizations consider when addressing behavioral problems in schools.

Subjects

VIRGINIA; TREATMENT of behavior disorders in children; HIGH schools; INSTITUTIONAL cooperation; MEETINGS; HEALTH services accessibility; SCHOOL mental health services; MEDICAL triage; STRATEGIC planning; SUBSTANCE abuse; COUNSELING; OUTPATIENT medical care; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; PATIENT participation; INFORMATION services; SCHOOL discipline; LEADERSHIP; COMMUNITY health services; MEDICAL screening; MEDICAL personnel; COLLEGE teacher attitudes; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; HUMAN services programs; PATIENTS' families; CONTINUUM of care; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; QUALITY assurance; MEDICAL referrals; AFFECTIVE disorders; COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGY of high school students; PATIENT-professional relations; PSYCHOTHERAPIST attitudes; ALTERNATIVE education; EARLY diagnosis; EARLY medical intervention; MEDICAL needs assessment

Publication

Social Work in Mental Health, 2023, Vol 21, Issue 1, p101

ISSN

1533-2985

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/15332985.2022.2076576