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Policy and Legislation

Are Zero Tolerance Policies Effective in the Schools? An Evidentiary Review and Recommendations

Publisher: 
American Psychological Association

This resource report on the work of the American Psychological Association-commissioned Zero Tolerance Task Force in testing the effectiveness and potential adverse consequences of Zero Tolerance p

Children's Mental Health: An Overview and Key Considerations for Health System Stakeholders

Publisher: 
National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation

This resource presents facts about current mental health services and key policy considerations for promoting and advancing comprehensive mental health systems for children and adolescents.

Challenges and Opportunities in Children's Mental Health: A View From Families and Youth

Publisher: 
National Center for Children in Poverty

This monograph summarizes finding of a conference, Best Practices in Policy for Children's Mental Health Consultation Meeting with Stakeholders: Family and Youth Perspectives, which examined childr

Current Status of Mental Health in Schools: A Policy and Practice Analysis

Publisher: 
University of California at Los Angeles

This policy report includes the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health recommendations, information about reframing how schools address barriers to learning, opportunities to enhance mental health in schools, guidelines for mental health in schools, examples of policy statements for a unified approach in schools, and examples of provisions in federal law that allow districts to redeploy federa

American Youth Policy Forum

This organization seeks to promote best practices in youth policy, practice and research through professional development of the education workforce and illustrations of successful interventions.

National Council on Crime and Delinquency

The National Council promotes alternatives to incarceration through policy change in the areas of criminal justice, education, and social welfare.

Mental Health and Juvenile Justice: Moving Toward More Effective Systems of Care

Publisher: 
National Health Policy Forum

This issue brief discusses the mental health needs of youth who are involved with the juvenile justice system and provides evidence of the availability and quality of mental health services for the