ERIC Number: EJ1456448
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0279-6015
EISSN: EISSN-2372-966X
Mental Health and Student Support Service Providers in the Schools: Understanding Access and Equity across the United States
School Psychology Review, v54 n1 p1-16 2025
School-based mental health professionals, including school psychologists, counselors, and social workers are critical to appropriate mental health services to youth in schools. However, the vast majority of states are chronically underserved by these professionals, despite policies that attempt to rectify the shortages. In this paper, we document variation in access to these professionals across the United States, assessing the school- and district-level factors associated with the presence and prevalence of these service providers using the Civil Rights Data Collection from 2017-2018. We analyze these results descriptively and with logistic regression and find evidence of varying degrees of inequity in all three positions with significant factors associated with the prevalence of these professionals. Implications for policy and future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Youth, Mental Health, Pupil Personnel Workers, Pupil Personnel Services, School Counselors, School Psychologists, School Social Workers, Access to Health Care, Counselor Role, School Policy, Board of Education Policy, Staff Utilization
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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