{"id":230,"date":"2023-01-24T23:58:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T23:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/?p=230"},"modified":"2023-01-24T23:58:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T23:58:57","slug":"52-of-u-s-schools-lack-mental-health-assessments-despite-receiving-700-billion-in-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/24\/52-of-u-s-schools-lack-mental-health-assessments-despite-receiving-700-billion-in-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"52% of U.S. Schools Lack Mental Health Assessments Despite Receiving $700 Billion in Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Approximately just 52% of public schools<\/a> in the United States conduct assessments to identify mental health disorders in students, according to a study by Washington State University<\/a> researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the availability of these assessments varies by region<\/a>. Schools in rural areas are 19% less likely to offer these assessments, while suburban schools are 21% less likely and schools in towns are 11% less likely to provide them. This means that students in these areas may be less likely to receive diagnoses and treatment for mental health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the study<\/a>, researchers concluded that funding and access to qualified mental health professionals are major barriers to providing school-based mental health services. However, this may not be the complete picture. The U.S. Department of Education<\/a> has announced that it will provide $280 million in grant funding to schools through two programs as part of the first wave of a total of $1 billion to be spent on youth mental health programs over the next five years. This funding, which is in addition to the billions of dollars already spent<\/a> on education, is being made available through the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. These resources may help to alleviate some of the barriers to providing mental health services in schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is unacceptable that, despite the significant investment of $764.7 billion or $15,120 per pupil<\/a> annually in local, state, and federal funds for K-12 public schools in the U.S. during the 2021-2022 school year, nearly half of these schools are unable to prioritize the mental health and well-being of their students. This is particularly concerning given that U.S. test scores reached record lows<\/a> in 2022. All students deserve to receive the support they need, and it is essential that schools work to improve and prioritize the mental health resources they offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Approximately just 52% of public schools in the United States conduct assessments to identify mental health disorders in students, according to a study by Washington State University researchers. However, the availability of these assessments varies by region. Schools in rural areas are 19% less likely to offer these assessments, while suburban schools are 21% less likely and schools in towns […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[161,191,162],"tags":[156,189,190,43,157,158],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232,"href":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230\/revisions\/232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edenreports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}