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School-Based Mental Health Support Fact Sheet
This fact sheet highlights key findings from our full policy publication, School-Based Mental Health Support for Rhode Island Youth.
Funding Rhode Island’s Recovery: Investing in Out of School Time, March 2021
Rhode Island is a leader nationwide in the field of youth development, but our current out of school offerings do not meet statewide demands. As we work towards recovery from the twin pandemics of racism and COVID-19, funding youth development organizations and youth work professionals provides a three-fold recovery investment. This funding will stabilize and boost jobs in the human services sector, provide after school childcare so that parents can re-join the workforce, and equalize learning gaps made wider by the pandemic.
School-Based Mental Health Support for Rhode Island Youth: Policy Recommendations to Address Students’ Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences, December 2020
Despite the need for mental health supports, the vast majority of youth—especially nonwhite and low-income youth—do not receive mental health services. Those who do receive help are most likely to access it within their schools. While the main mission of schools is to educate students, the data are clear: Investing in school mental health staff improves academic and behavioral outcomes of youth.
2020 Rhode Island Education Policy Primer, August 2020
Each chapter of this primer provides an overview of an enduring issue in public education, followed by details about how the topic is addressed in Rhode Island. Equity policy considerations are included to help policymakers and stakeholders consider how these issues might unduly affect nonwhite, Hispanic, low-income, and emergent bilingual students, and students with disabilities.
