title: Psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist practice in a public school setting.
abstract: The public school setting is increasingly becoming an entry point of contact for an array of healthcare services because it is most likely the best positioned institution to improve a community's overall healthcare. By linking behavioral healthcare services with primary healthcare services in the school setting, the psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist is well suited to provide comprehensive behavioral health services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, New Mexico State University, La Cruces, 88003-8001, USA. anhales@nmsu.edu
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hales
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karshmer
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montes-Sandoval
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Glasscock
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Summers
authors.forename: Jacquelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Leslie K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Robbins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D017150:Public Sector; D012572:School Health Services; D035862:Vulnerable Populations