title: Enhancing No Child Left Behind-School mental health connections.
abstract: The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was signed into law by President George W. Bush in January 2002 and is regarded as the most significant federal education policy initiative in a generation. The primary focus of the No Child Left Behind Act is on promoting educational success for all children; however, the legislation also contains opportunities to advance school-based mental health. Unfortunately, the complexities of the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act have made it difficult for educators, stakeholders, and mental health professionals to understand the legal and practical interface between No Child Left Behind and the school mental health movement. Therefore, the goals of this article are to (1) raise awareness about the challenges educators and school mental health professionals face as a result of the implementation of No Child Left Behind and (2) provide ideas and recommendations to advance the interface between No Child Left Behind and school mental health, which will support key provisions of the act and the growth of the field.
authors.affiliation: College of Health Professionals, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. bdaly1@temple.edu
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Isadora
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hare
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Celeste
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Weist
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D020380:Needs Assessment; D016730:Program Development; D011640:Public Policy; D012574:Schools / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States