title: The President's New Freedom Commission: capitalizing on opportunities to advance school-based mental health services.
abstract: The report from President George W. Bush's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (NFC), Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America(2003), proposes goals and recommendations for improving mental health services. This report has significant implications for the delivery of mental health services through the schools. A focused discussion of the potential opportunities and challenges of implementing NFC recommendations related to school-based mental health is presented. Strategies for addressing five key areas at the intersection of school mental health and the Commission's recommendations include: stigma reduction, suicide prevention, expansion and improvement of school mental health, and screening and treatment of co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders.
authors.affiliation: Center for School Mental Health Analysis and Action, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland21201, USA.
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Sharon Hoover
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Stephan
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Weist
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D032921:Consensus; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006291:Health Policy; D006292:Health Priorities; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013240:Stereotyping; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D000092864:Suicide Prevention