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Mental Health and Rural Schools: An Integrated Approach with Primary Care

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According to the Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General an estimated 21 % of children and adolescents aged 9–17 in the U.S. have a diagnosable mental health or addictive disorder. However, according to the same report approximately 70 % of children and adolescents who need mental health services do not receive them (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1999). These numbers translate into a significant challenge that our nation’s schools and communities face. Where do these afflicted youth and their families receive services? In rural settings, these services are typically delivered by physicians in primary health care settings and staff in the child’s school.

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  1. Children and Adolescent Clinic, P.C. Munroe Meyer Institute-UNMC, Hastings, NE, USA

    Jody Lieske Ph.D.

  2. University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA

    Susan Swearer Ph.D. & Brandi Berry M.A.

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  1. Graduate School of Education, Dept. Educational Psychology, Rutgers University, Seminary Place 10, New Brunswick, 08901, New Jersey, USA

    Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers

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Lieske, J., Swearer, S., Berry, B. (2013). Mental Health and Rural Schools: An Integrated Approach with Primary Care. In: Clauss-Ehlers, C., Serpell, Z., Weist, M. (eds) Handbook of Culturally Responsive School Mental Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4948-5_11

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