The Need for School-Based Mental Health Services and Recommendations for Implementation

Lee Kern1, Sarup R. Mathur2, Susan Fread Albrecht3, Scott Poland4, Mike Rozalski5, Russell J. Skiba6
1College of Education, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA
2Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
3Rutgers, The State University of New York, New York, USA
4Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA
5Binghamton University, Binghamton, USA
6Indiana University - Bloomington, Bloomington, USA

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