Effects of School-Based Mental Health Services on Youth Outcomes

2023/10/06 by Ezra Golberstein, Irina Zainullina, Aaron Sojourner +1 · 3 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development #Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

paper · pdf · doi:10.3368/jhr.1222-12703r2

Abstract

<h3>ABSTRACT</h3> School-based mental health services (SBMH) may increase students’ access to care, which could yield benefits for mental health status and human capital-related outcomes. This paper uses a difference-in-differences design with 19 years of survey and administrative data to estimate the impacts of SBMH on a range of K-12 student outcomes. SBMH increases average outpatient mental health service use and reduces self-reported suicide attempts. There is weaker evidence that SBMH reduces suspensions and juvenile justice involvement, and no evidence that SBMH affects average attendance, standardized test scores, or self-reported substance use.

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