Erin Dowdy|Kristin Ritchey|Randy W. Kamphaus
School-Based Screening: A Population-Based Approach to Inform and Monitor Children’s Mental Health Needs
University of California, Santa Barbara|University of California, Santa Barbara|Georgia State University
schoolbased mental health professionals often conduct assessments provide interventions individual basis students significant needs however due increasingly limited resources continuing high levels need shift service delivery warranted efforts move school psychological services reactive individual preventive universal ongoing service delivery change schoolbased mental health professionals engage systematic periodic mental health screening children article discuss screening risk emotional behavior problems populationbased approach b describe screening data identify monitor needs students schools communities c provide future directions screening practices continued changes service delivery imminent information utilize schoolbased screening data particularly valuable mental health professionals working within schools