Securing School-Based Mental Health Services for Students with Disabilities: An Illustration of the Six-Component Approach

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Students with Disabilities; Preschool Children; Grade 5; Mental Health; Multiple Disabilities; Social Support Groups; Multi Tiered Systems of Support; Educational Legislation; Equal Education; Federal Legislation; Special Education; Social Emotional Learning; Child Behavior; Early Intervention; Academic Achievement; Student Needs; Individualized Instruction

10.1177/00400599221138098

0040-0599
2163-5684

The IDEA requires schools to evaluate and provide services to students who have a mental health issue that is deemed an educational disability or a mental health issue that is comorbid with an educational disability. Etscheidt and colleagues (this issue) propose a six component approach to securing school-based mental health services for students with disabilities. This article illustrates the six component approach using two vignettes. The first vignette involves a preschool student referred due to aggression who has not been previously identified as eligible for special education. The second vignette involves a 5th grade student who was receiving special education services under the category of SLD who's academic progress had plateaued.

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2024

EJ1418310