Recent Trends in School-Based Mental Health Svcs Among Low-Income & Racial & Ethnic Minority Teens

Recent Trends in School-Based Mental Health Services Among Low-Income and Racial and Ethnic Minority Adolescents, in JAMA Pediatrics

key takeaway: "Coincident with heightened national discourse on school MH, this survey study reveals that school MH service use increased among adolescents in 2019 vs 2018 and prior years. The 2019 increase in school MH service use was significant among adolescents who used MH services in school only. Furthermore, the increase in school MH service use was most pronounced among Black adolescents and adolescents in low-income families."